Chapter 2

ELLA

I guessed the pain Julia inflicted on my neck was disappearing,I didn't awoke to the intense pain on my neck, though I felt my energy had been drained.

Yawning,I headed to the washroom to have a soothing shower when the door stormed open, revealing my mother with a heaving heart.

Her eyes flashed around the room as if she was looking for something important.

“Where's……”. She trailed off,a frown ceased on her face.

“Who?”. I asked, confused. I was still in my pajamas.

“You're to get married to the future alpha of night blaze pack”. She blurted out, exhaling sharply.

My eyes widened in shock as I looked at her,drowning in disbelief.

“Why me?”. I furrowed my brows,my heart beating wildly against my ribcage.

“Arla has eloped with a Rogue after receiving the goddess Mark!!!”. She yelled furiously,her mood darkening instantly.

Her eyes held no atom of regret of what they had done to me, they were just agitated about Arla's escape.

I know she has always wanted to be Luna,my father owes the alpha a huge debt,so he requested his son get married to his daughter.

Arla was thrilled when she heard the news,but her joy died off when she realized she isn't the one with the goddess mark. Now I was wondering why she'd elope with a rogue after receiving my mark.

Is that the work of karma?

“No”. I mumbled under my breath, shaking my head in disagreement.

“Get ready for the wedding this morning”. My mother commanded,her eyes simmering red.

She turned to leave without hearing my response but I was fast enough to make her halt her steps.

“I won't do that”. I muttered out, certain she must have heard me.

“What??”. She glared at me coldly,her hands balled into a fist.

Her veins bulge in anger,a wave of anger was radiating off her.

She lunged at me, shoving me to the floor.I winced in pain as I struggled to be on my feet,but she used her superhuman speed to pin me on the floor.

Who exactly is she?.

“You have no right to disobey my orders,once Arla is back you'll have your freedom. Remember from today onwards you're Arla, Don't let anyone find out about your identity”. She scampered on her feet, dusting off some unseen dust.

I laughed hysterically, sitting with my butt on the floor.

I had always wanted to have freedom,but I was never given the chance to, instead I was locked up and beaten for bringing it up.

The little I had with me was the money I had planned to escape with after the full moon,by then I must've turned eighteen.

“The money is with me,you can't have it until Arla's return”. My mother said, bringing me back from my reverie.

“What??”. I gritted my teeth as trees rolled off my eyes,I had saved the money for years and now…..

“Go get dressed……your money and freedom will be given to you after our agreement”. 

She walked to the door with calculating steps,looked over her shoulder and said “He's arriving in an hour, it'll be bad to meet his Luna in this state”. She pointed at my hair which looked untidy and then my pyjamas.

I don't know how I ended up in my room,the least I could remember was passing out in the living room.

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I looked at the most charming man I had ever seen. They called him a ruthless and cruel alpha,but from my own perspective he was far from it,or maybe I…..

“Sign those documents!!”. His voice was cold and distant as she shoved me a contract wedding documents.

“We are no….”.

“Don't Let me repeat my words”. He warned,his dark grey eyes boring into mine.

I quickly averted my gaze and flipped through the documents.

I saw where Arla's name was written and where her signature was to be attached.I had wanted to use my signature but I quickly shook off the idea.

With shaky hands,I sighed an imaginary signature.

“I'm done”. My voice was barely above a whisper,and again he looked at me,as if there was something on my face,I averted his gaze, looking at the floor blankly.

“This marriage would only last for a month. Remember, you're a Luna by title, don't do something messy or you'll be punished”. He warned, tossing the documents on a man across the counter,he looked to be in his mid forties.

Kingston walked majestically to where a black SUV was parked, behind it was a black Rolls Royce. 

I began to wonder what he had with blacks.

“You,be in that car”. He pointed at the black SUV and headed to the Rolls Royce.

Without saying a word,I headed to where black SUV was parked. I opened the back door and slipped,my heart thumping.

“Where are we going?”. I asked the driver whose face was impassive,he drove off without saying a word.

I guess he was dumb.

We pulled before a well decorated hall,with men and women of high calibers trooping in and out of the hall.

Some were outside with their lovers while some were on the dance floor.

Before I could reach for the car door,it was pulled open.

A guard stood behind the opened car door,his head bowed low in acknowledgement.

Kingston's car was packed behind us,I stepped out of the car, careful not to fall off the heels.

I'm not a fan of heels,this was my first time on heels,Arla was the only person who could catwalk on heels and yet she won't feel any pain.

I held my white wedding gown from sweeping the floor while I walked,my wedding gown was a sleeveless dress with my breasts almost popping out.

My parents must have bought the dress for Arla because she likes being practically naked.

The gown was laced with sequins which made it glitter.

Obviously,it wasn't my type of gown because I was Arla's opposite.

I almost fell to the floor when I missed my step because of how uncomfortable my heels were,but Kingston caught me in his arms,his eyes blazing.

Before a blink of an eye,he retracted his hands as if I was some kind of contagious poison.

He failed to mask the hatred that kept sweeping his face when he looked at me.

He headed towards the wedding hall majestically with more than six hefty guards following him closely behind.

“This way Luna”. I was startled by a voice which made me spin around immediately,my eyes narrowed in shock when I saw hefty guards standing behind me protectively.

I know his enemies must have their eyes on me,once an alpha has a Luna,she becomes his weakness.

“The alpha is waiting, my Luna”. The guard said, bringing me back from my reverie.

I was directed to where Kingston was,his dark grey eyes never leaving mine.

I dragged my dress to my neck to at least have my cleavage covered,but instead I almost had my breasts popped out.

I had wanted to pull a chair to sit on the same table with Kingston when our names were called on the stage.

He adjusted his well ironed suits, before holding my hands gently to the tensed.

I tensed,using my right hand to adjust my dress.I wouldn't want this whole crowd to see what I had been protecting for years.

Kingston stopped abruptly,he looked at me disgustedly before pulling off his coat,he covered me with his coat while I quickly buckled the upper part, covering my cleavage.

“Thank you”. I said,but there was no response.

We went to the stage where a man who looked to be in his mid seventies was standing. He held a bright smile on his face with a sharp blood, probably for blood oath.

He stood between us, facing the crowd.

He looked at me with a brash smile and said “do you Arla Hudly accept Kingston Kaden as your alpha and mate?”. His intense gaze was on me,I had to lower my gaze.

“Yes I do”.

“Do you……”. 

“Yes I do”. Kingston replied, cutting the man in-between.

Kingston outstretched his palm toward him the whole time. I did the same. The man made sharp cuts on our palms,I winced in pain while Kingston kept his cold voice.

It looks as if he was forced to get married.

Our blood dropped on the same bowl and the congregation erupted in cheer.

Without glancing at me, Kingston walked away from the stage while I struggled to walk carefully,I must have had bruises because of the heels.

“Here my lady”. A lady ran out of nowhere and knelt before me. She had flat slippers in her hand.

“I'm sorry,you met the wrong person”. I said, drifting back,but she looked at me with a wide smile.

“The alpha requested this,so please allow me to help you”. I flinched as she began to unbuckle my heels without my permission.

“Thank you”. I replied when she was done but she said it's nothing.

My parents never cared about showing up,I'm not their favorite daughter anyways.