CHAPTER 3

SHADOWFANG PACK

A knock was heard on the door of Silas's room who was seen walking anxiously in circles within his room. 

He couldn't find peace as he was feeling uneasy.

He couldn't understand what has been happening to him ever since he rejected Elara as his mate.

"Elara is the one who is supposed to feel the pain and not me. " Silas said, holding his chest as the pain became strong. 

"Who was tormenting him like this? " Silas whispered. 

As he was in his thoughts, 

The knock came again on the door, but it was louder this time. 

"Come in. " Silas said. 

And then his guard came in. 

"My lord, your father and the council elders are waiting for you in the palace."

"My father? " Sean asked. 

"Yes, your father and the council elders are waiting for you. "

And why are they here? " Silas questions 

I don't know but they claim to have a matter of urgency to discuss with you. " The guard said. 

Left for him alone, he didn't want to go to the meeting but since they claimed it was a matter of urgency, he had no other choice than to respond to them. 

He wondered what the urgent meeting was about. 

Could it be that they were being attacked? or Did any of the council members die? He thought. 

"I will be there," he said, and the guard left the room. 

He grabbed his gold coat, wore it and made his way to the room they were waiting for him.

"Since you have rejected Elara as your mate, we would have to arrange a mate for you. " William Wolfhart said immediately after Silas came into the palace. 

I am not interested in that. First, you made me reject Elara as my mate, simply because she couldn't shift into her wolf and now you want to arrange a mate for me," Silas said with agony on his face. 

"What kind of Father are you? " Silas barked.

As the soon-to-be Alpha, you need to have someone who is strong and can be able to make decisions as your mate and as the Luna, and not some weakling like Elara who can't even shift to her wolf. "his father said.

"Elara is not a weakling, Dad," Silas said. 

"And then what is an omega who can't shift into her wolf called? " his father shouted. 

"We are arranging a mate for you and that's final, " his father said. 

"And who will this mate be?" Silas asked. 

"You are getting married to Amelia Bricks. " his father said. 

"Amelia, Elara's cousin?" Silas gasped. 

"Yeah, you are right, she is your arranged mate. " his father said. 

"There is her father," the man said, pointing towards Austin Anderson, Elara's uncle and Amelia's father who was among the council elders. 

"Why her, why are you doing this to me?" Silas asked in a sad tone. 

"She is the right person for you, she is strong and can be able to make decisions as your mate and Luna. "

"The best part is that she also knows a lot about witchcraft and potions. " his father said, smiling. 

"I don't care about that, I am not marrying my mate's cousin. " Silas said. 

"Don't you care about what I feel?" Silas barked. 

I don't care about your feelings, Silas, I am doing what's right for the Pack." his father said. 

"Prepare yourself, you are meeting her tonight." his father said, walking away. 

"What type of father do I have? " Silas asked no one in particular, 

" Firstly he had made me reject Elara as my mate and now he is threatening to arrange a mate for me. " Silas sighed. 

"I hate you, Father," Silas shouted. 

MOONFIELD PACK

ELARA

My eyes fluttered open, my surroundings a blur as my consciousness slowly returned. 

Disoriented, I blinked several times, trying to make sense of her surroundings. The faint scent of antiseptic lingered in the air. 

"Where am I? How did I get here?" I asked myself. 

As my vision cleared, I realised I was lying on a comfortable bed in a small, well-lit room. 

As I looked around the room, I could see medical equipment which indicated that I was in a hospital. 

"But how did I get here? " I asked myself for the umpteenth time. 

Suddenly I heard footsteps approaching the room. I could hear three sets of heartbeats meaning that three people were coming towards me. 

The door opened and a nurse entered the room, her kind eyes filled with concern. "Ah, you're awake," she said, her voice soothing. "You gave us quite a scare there. How are you feeling?"

The nurse was accompanied by two people, a young man and a woman. 

But my attention was on the man. 

It was the man who saved me. 

Our eyes met across the room, and in that instant, everything around me faded away. 

It felt as though time had stopped, and all that mattered was the connection between us. The world seemed to hold its breath, mirroring the anticipation building within my chest.

I saw the man freeze as he looked into my eyes. 

I could sense that he felt what I felt. 

I couldn't explain what I felt but I knew it wasn't something ordinary. 

Silas was the only one who had made me feel like this before. 

As the man approached me, I could feel Emotions swirling within me, a whirlwind of desire, adoration, and an inexplicable need to protect and cherish him. 

His fragrance enveloped me, merging with the very core of my existence. 

As his hand gently made contact with mine, a jolt of electricity coursed through my veins, E

every nerve-ending awakened, tingling with a mix of anticipation and desire.

Time seemed to pause as the touch created a profound connection, sending shivers down my spine. 

"MATE. " He Said as he raised my hands, placing his lips on it. 

As he said this, I felt my wolf howl for the first time inside me. 

"Mate. " I responded as tears threatened to fall from my eyes. 

"Am I in a dream?" I muttered.