Chapter 3

Scarlett POV 

I felt my whole world crumbling as I braced myself for whatever the man had to say. 

"My bride is what?" Alpha Carlos asked, impatiently. 

My father stood up with fear written all over his face, glancing around and looking for the guards, "Emm... I don't think he knew what he was saying... Guards!!” He called on the guards to take the man away. 

Luna stood up, gazing at my father, "Your Highness, I think you should allow the young man to speak." she suggested while some of the people supported her. 

"Yes, let him complete what he was saying.”

"Our princess is what? Tell us?!” The whole place became rowdy. 

"The princess is pregnant by an unknown man." the man revealed with a smirk, making everyone gasp in shock. 

His words sent a chill into my heart and I felt my heart was being pierced into a thousand pieces. 

How did he know about it? 

I could hear the pack mumbling among themselves, questions flying here and there. 

“This is against our tradition.”

“Has she been sleeping around?”

“Who is responsible?!” These were the questions the people were asking. 

Anger and disappointment are what I saw on Alpha Carlos's face as he gazed at me murderously, "Shit! You are pregnant and you didn't care to let me know?" He asked, furiously. 

"No.. No.. Is not what you think. I can explain." I said to Alpha Carlos, shaking my head with tears rolling down my cheek. 

I felt ashamed and felt like the ground should just open and swallow me. 

Everyone was disappointed and cast a disgusting glare at me. 

Father looked at me sadly with an apologetic look on his face. 

"This wedding can not continue." one of the elders, stood up and said. 

"It will," Alpha Carlos said, coldly, surprising everyone. 

"What!? Did you know the consequences of what she has done?" The elder asked. 

"Yes, I know." Alpha Carlos replied and urged the priest to continue. 

I felt a spark in my heart by his action as emotion swelled up within me, “I know he's going to forgive me when I explain everything to him.” I thought in my head. 

We proceeded with the bonding ritual. The priest brought out a knife, cut our fingers with it, and allowed our blood to touch each other. It signifies love and bonding together until death do us part. 

 The priest pronounced us as husband and wife. 

The whole pack cast a disgusting glare at us without clapping or cheering us. Some already started leaving, mumbling to each other with disappointment. 

"Let's go." Alpha Carlos said coldly, holding my wrist after the priest's announcements. 

On seeing my hesitation, He tightened his grip around my wrist, and we exited the wedding venue with everyone throwing hurtful words at me. 

He left my hand irritably immediately we arrived at the car pack. 

His convoy drove up and he entered the back seat without glancing at me. 

I didn't know whether I would be riding with him or not so I stood outside. 

"Do you want an official invitation before you come in?" He asked, coldly. 

I quickly got in with my heart beating rapidly in my chest and I felt like it would soon burst at any moment because he looked scary right now. 

I don't know how to start apologizing to him so I move closer and hold his arm to get his attention. 

He narrowed his eyes dangerously and glared at me while I shivered at his cold glare and quickly removed my grip from his hand. 

"Move away!" he snapped. 

I was startled and jerked back, hitting the back of my head on the car window.

"Ouch!" I said, rubbing the part of my head that was now hurting. 

He cast a dirty look at me and I pushed myself away from him further until I almost embedded into the car door and there was a huge space between us.

I tried to ignore the painful tug in my chest as I focused my gaze on looking outside the window.

We rode to his Mansion in silence, no one dared to say a word. 

............. 

The car drove into the mansion through the driveway and I breathed a sigh of relief. 

He looked at me, "Get out!" He uttered coldly as he massaged his temple. 

I broke out of my trance and quickly stepped out of the car. I wanted to say something but I swallowed it when the car drove off, leaving me alone at the entrance. 

I knew he was mad at me but he could at least introduce me to the maids and make me feel comfortable. 

My heart ached as my eyes blurred with tears. 

"Welcome home, Luna." A soft elderly voice said, from behind me. 

I spun around and saw a woman with average height and black long hair probably in her 40's staring at me with a smile. 

"My name is Leah, the head maid." Leah introduced herself and I smiled politely at her. 

"Come, let me show you to your room to freshen up while I instruct the maid to prepare the dining room for you," She said politely.

I thanked her and followed her into the huge mansion to the second floor. 

"This is the master's bedroom, make yourself comfortable while I ask one of the maids to bring in your luggage and help you unpack your things," she said while two maids came in with my luggage and offered to help me unpack. 

"Thank you, I'll take it from here" I replied and entered the huge room. 

A king-size bed with blue bedding was in the middle of the room with two side tables and a fireplace close to a sitting area with a flat-screen TV hanging on the wall. The room was huge and luxurious. 

I unpacked my luggage and went into the bathroom to get a relaxing bath. 

I went to the dining area to eat something before I went back to the room to wait for Alpha Carlos. 

“I need to let him know what happened tonight and beg for his forgiveness,” I muttered to myself as I sat on the bed thinking of the best way to explain to him when he came back. 

Four hours have passed and Alpha Carlos is nowhere to be found. I convinced myself that he was just busy with something.

The clock struck midnight without seeing Alpha Carlos and I couldn't contain my tears anymore.

I lay on my bed weeping silently before I slept off unknowingly. 

I heard the door click open and I opened my eyes and navigated my eyes at the door. 

I quickly sat up on the bed and rubbed my eyes to wipe off the sleep from my face as I saw Alpha Carlos walking haggardly drunk. 

I rushed up and held his arm to help him walk in properly. 

He gazed at me with surprise. 

Anger and hatred were evident in his eyes, "What are you doing here bitch!?" He asked me coldly, swatting my hand away. 

"You are drunk, let me help you," I said, ignoring his question. 

"How dare you touch me, you slut." he said and pushed my hands away. 

I felt a pang in my heart and hit the spot frustratingly. 

"I need to tell you what happened, please listen to me," I said, with tears welling up in my eyes. 

He gazed at me as he levitated his left brown at me, "What did you want to tell me? You betrayed my trust!!" He spat, gripping my neck against the door with anger on his face. 

I was shocked by his action, "Is not what you think, please listen to me," I said, struggling to release myself from his grip. 

"Is not what I think? Tell me, what am I thinking? Is it the humiliation I felt in front of my people when a stranger announced that you were pregnant or the fact that you married me just to pin the pregnancy on me? Which one, tell me? You shameless slut." He roars, levitating his left brown, still holding my neck. 

"I.. Please you.. You are hurting me." I said, trying to lose his grip on my neck. 

"I haven't even started hurting you and you are complaining?" He smirked and tightened his grip on my neck, his eyes glowed red as his wolf threatened to take over.