Chapter 2

“You look beautiful, my love!” His deep voice made me shiver physically, and my words stuck in my throat. I have been in my head since my father handed me over to him, and I am not at all present in the scene playing in front of me.

The pastor was blabbing so much that I had tuned him out the second he opened his mouth.

I averted my gaze from the charmingly handsome devil to the surroundings around us, which were decorated with white flowers.

I don't even like the color white, nor the nameless white flowers.

I was doing a good job of avoiding my soon-to-be husband by entertaining myself with every single useless thing around me, like subtly counting the flower petals in a bouquet behind Rhys.

He caught me, and he startled me like I was a kitten and he was a big bad wolf.

“Uh! Umm! T…thanks,” I breathed out the words, too intimidated by him to talk properly.

He taunted me with that godforsaken word, trying to make me crack so I could make a scene, and he could get a chance to punish me, but I was not going to give him that chance.

“You look okay, though,” I shrugged my shoulders after throwing the insult at him and averted my gaze toward the guests, showing him I was bored out of my mind.

I can hear his warning growl, lowly vibrating in his throat. It affected me, and the Alpha power oozing off of him, making me want to submit to him, but I am an Alpha Female. I won't submit.

My head is still turned towards the guest, and my eyes sweep all over the people who sat down to witness the union of two people, which will be built on power, arrogance, and heartbreak.

My eyes stopped their tour and stuck to the most beautiful blue eyes I have ever seen, and the way my wolf woke up from her deep slumber she put herself in. She started purring loudly in my head, making me confused by her reaction.

My eyes moved from the blue eyes to a sharp nose and down to the lips. My heart started beating faster, and I could feel the pull towards the man who sat in the second row.

I sniffed the air to breathe his scent, and the most delicious and mouth-watering scent of cinnamon and sugar wafted towards me, which was strong among the others' scents.

His eyes met mine, and the recognition in them was instant. I don't know what to do, to flee to him or to stand my ground and move forward with the wedding.

“Go to him, Felza! Go,” my wolf is growling and snapping at me with happiness as well as anger at my hesitance.

“I...I " no words were coming out of my mouth, and my body felt like it's been struck by lightning.

What do I need to do?

I have been waiting for this moment for so long, and when it's finally happening, I am standing at the altar in front of a man who blackmailed me and my pack into this wedding.

He showed kindness when we need it, but at the same time became cruel by asking for my hand in marriage when he damn well knew that we don't have any other choice than his help.

My eyes frantically started searching for my parents, but they were talking among each other and not looking at me. My throat has clogged up, and I am feeling like I am not getting enough air into my lungs.

“Felza! You need to go to him. We've been waiting for this moment for so long, please!” My wolf's pleading was breaking my heart.

“Felza!”

Someone was calling my name, but I was not able to pinpoint who it was. My body was shaking with the way his gaze penetrated me, at the same time the way my body was glued to the ground and moving, but my soul and heart were screaming at it to move and run to him.

“M..Mate!” I was pushed back abruptly, and my wolf came front, uttering the word and trying to free someone’s hold from my arms.

“I need to go to my mate! Leave me!” She growled, turning her head to look at the person who was helping her back.

“No! You are not going anywhere,” Rhys growled, increasing his hold on me and pulling me back into him.

His wolf is at the front too, our human sides are pushed back, and the Wolves are at the front, ready to tear each other apart.

“You can't stop me from going to my mate,” she tried once again to loosen his hold, but he was so much stronger.

“There is no mate for you, Felza! You are my mate, and you are going to be my wife,” he snapped, his body vibrating from anger.

“Felza! What happened?” I heard my father's worried voice behind me, making me turn towards him.

“Dad! My mate is in here, I want….” As much as I love my father, she loves the same.

“Stop!” Rhys’s angry growl made everyone stiffen in their seats and walk towards me. I didn't even remember when I was standing in front of my father.

“I won't let you disrespect me like this.” I can feel his anger and rage in every single bone.

“Alpha! Let's hear what she has to say,” my father said, looking hopeful at the monster who was shaking with anger in front of us.

“No! I'm not going to listen to anything. Who is he?” He asked, turning his burning eyes towards me. My eyes darted towards the man who sat there with a blank face.

“Come,” Rhys took my wrist and started dragging me towards him. My heart started picking up, and it felt like I was going to puke my guts out with the way my anxiety skyrocketed.

“What are you doing? Leave me!” I protested and tried to get my hand back, but his hold on me was strong, and I didn't stand any chance.

Everyone is whispering and looking at us curiously like it's a soap opera.

He made me stand in front of my mate, who looked even more handsome closely. He stood up, only an inch or two shorter than Rhys, but he had a kind face and soft eyes.

“Reject each other,” my head snapped towards Rhys, who stood there with a clenched jaw and his fists clenched so tight like he was barely controlling his anger.

“What are you saying?” I asked, bewildered by his cruelty and heartlessness. How can he be so cruel as to ask me to reject my mate? He is not that monster everyone labeled as him! Or am I going to see the monster everyone is afraid of?

He moved towards me and pulled me into his body. He is so tall that I am unable to reach even his shoulders.

He bent his head towards my ear, making my breath hitch at his close proximity. His scent evades my senses, and I am engulfed by his warmth.

What the hell is happening to me? My destined mate is standing a few feet away from me, and I'm getting affected by my chosen mate!