was I some kind of sacrifice

Chapter 3

Quinn's pov

“Well, why isn't she answering?” The audience became demanding. Little did they know that I was about to marry a man I just met.

Alpha Perrin cleared his throat, and I raised my eyes to meet his glaring gaze. I knew what he meant, but was it all worth it? Was I really about to remain tied to a stranger for the rest of my life?

“Ma'am, you have to answer. Do you take Alpha Perrin to be your lawfully wedded husband?" Even the priest sounded like he was urging me.

I swallowed, my eyes being raised to the man who was standing there. He had a serious look on his face as though he was about to skin me alive.

"Yes!" I screamed hesitantly, or maybe it was the pressure I felt. However, no one seemed to care about it.

The elder in that same faith turned to Perrin and asked him the same question. However, the man who had just met me for the very first time didn't hesitate to agree.

"Yes I do," Perrin answered, his voice firm.

Then the elder nodded and continued.

"In the name of the moon goddess, I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may now kiss the--" Perrin turned, signaling him not to say that, so they just cut to the celebration.

The celebration was okay, and I was left with no choice but to put on a fake smile to pose my newly wedded husband as an angel.

After the celebration, I was escorted to another room. I turned to Fiona who was amongst the maids that escorted me, but she just offered me a smile.

"The alpha asked us to bring you here. He'll come visit you soon," she announced, and they all bowed, walking in the same way they came.

I sighed, my heart ragging as they left. The room was decorated with a lot of petals and scented candles. I didn't even need a fortune teller to tell me what would happen tonight. I  was about to be mated to him.

The wait became long, and after a while, my legs became tired, prompting me to lay on the bed.

I was sure it was more than an hour now, or maybe I was hallucinating.

"I'm tired..." I whispered, using my hands to wrap myself, my eyes feeling heavy.

As I yawned, and adjusted my pillow, my eyes finally gave in, but I immediately jolted up when I heard a loud thud.

My door flung open, and by the time I sat up, I saw a lady there.

She had a furious look on her face. She looked beautiful, but under that beauty was a looming anger. She stood by the doorpost, chest pacing back and forth before she walked into the room, slamming the door behind her.

"Who are you, and--"

"How dare you,  bitch?" She paused, giving me the crazy-eye stare. "How dare you get into Perrin's bed?" She paused again, but this time, laughed like a lunatic.

I just remained silent, so many questions running through my mind. This place was the same as home. There wasn't a moment of peace for me.

"You don't even have respect for me. How dare you remain seated, staring at me like--"

"Who are you exactly?" I knew I was shy, and reserved, but I also wanted to be sure who she was.

However, it seemed like my question offended her. She fisted her hands and I hoped she wouldn't hit me.

"Well, I prefer not to be offended by you because your life is already doomed." Her comment made me raise a brow.

"I am Gianna. Perrin's theta. Do you know what that means? I am the most important person in Perrin's life right now."

I furrowed my brows, puzzled. If she was the most important, why did he marry me?

"I know you're feeling entitled. You're feeling you've won, and you, a slave's lookalike, got yourself a powerful Alpha, but you're wrong!"  She paused.

"You don't even know what you're into yet. If you did, you never would have allowed yourself to be married, and you wouldn't have been so comfortable on this bed!"

My heart suddenly skipped a beat. I didn't know why, but her words caused me to fear.

"What are you talking about? Why are you saying all these?" I threw questions at her, feeling the need to know what she already knew. My body was as stiff as the dead, and I tried to use my tongue to wet my dried lips as I tried to control my breath. Whatever she had just said destabilized me.

"You see..." She continued but stopped abruptly, making the suspense kill me. I swallowed, fear filling me. "The only reason he married you instead of a beauty like me is because he needed someone to bride to die, and seeing how precious I was to me, he decided to replace me with someone else which happened to be..." She trailed. "Do the maths." Then she stopped speaking before announcing.  "It's you..."

My eyes widened, and I bit my lips in worry. My heart was shaking, and I only wanted to ask more questions, but what was there to ask? She had just told me what my supposed fate was.

"No, no..." I shook my head, breath still coming out of my pants as I took my eyes off her. However, she didn't mind my gestures and continued.

"Yes... You see your face now? This expression you have on. It isn't compared to how happy I would be to see you bleed. So you better not expect Perrin. Do you understand me?!" She exclaimed, and I nodded like a little child, watching how she sized me with her eyes before using the door, slamming it in a way that caused me to flinch.

Wait, was she telling the truth? If she was, then it meant that I was doomed.

Why will I be killed? Was there something happening that I didn't know about?

I thought long and hard, unable to sleep due to the terrifying things she said.

Was I some kind of sacrifice?