chapter 4

Felza’s POV

I knew how much effort I had already put in to stop the wedding and be with my true mate Chris Ashford, but Rhys was too strong and worst of all, he remained charming in the midst of this chaos. Somehow we were meant to be together but how could I willingly accept a man so devious and ruthless to be my mate! To be the father of my pups! To lead my people. I really needed the alpha female in me to stir up now because it was a now-or-never situation at the moment. 

“If you are thinking of doing something stupid right now, I suggest you come off it cause the life of everyone in this is at stake right now.” Rhys said as he turned to look at the terrified crowd gathered in utter shock at the turn of the events in the wedding. 

Even the priest saying the prayers and rites was terrified at how aggressive Rhys had been and how spontaneous he was, to act in very ruthless ways. The situation had clearly grown out of hand. With the men of Rhys surrounding the hall, the terrified look on mostly my people's faces and the shaky hands of the priest, I gave up all attempt to sabotage the marriage. After all, my true mate Chris Ashford had already sworn his devotion to Rhys’’s rule and I’ve broken the mate bond we once shared.  

“I’m warning you one more time Felza make a wrong move and it’s over for them.” He stated with a smirk and a malicious smile. 

I took a moment to observe everyone one last time and nodded in defeat. The wedding carried on and the deed was done.  

“Good girl!” He commended without looking at my face but wore smirk and clapped at the crowd. I felt a strong pain in the depths of my heart and felt like I was such a huge disappointment. 

I stared at Chris’s face to see if there could be another spark just like the first one that connected us but nothing came. No butterflies, no goosebumps. It was just a blank stare I got back in return from his loosed face. I tilted my head back and took Rhys hand as he brought it closer and gestured to me to take its. 

“This devil!” I cursed inwardly, trying trying to hide the intense attraction and guilt I felt from being attracted to my worst nightmare. His palm wad soft and his fingers slender . I was wondering where all his ruthlessness came from with such a ruggedly handsome face and a palm as soft as silk. 

“It’s done. We are now bound as fated mates. “Instruct your men to stand down and change back to their forms.” I said with yearning in my eyes. I stared at his athletic body, chiseled jawlines and beautiful dentition. At this moment all I could think of was Rhys taking me to the inner chambers of his room and getting me smacked as hard as a rock crushed over a snow ball. 

I let out a sigh of relief as the men behind my people in the wedding chambers shifted to their human forms and drifted back to being calm and less aggressive. 

When we got to Rhys place, as I had to relocate to his after the marriage. We had to talk as new weds. 

“I need to talk to you.” I said with a very intentional look. 

“It’s not just you, I also need to clarify a lot of things with you as well.” He said and sat on the couch adjacent to mine with his leg crossed.

“We are going to get along a lot if we are on the same pace rather than fighting all the time and acting as though there are things we are against or as though we aren’t married now,” He said with his gaze fixed on my face but my eyes where only concerned about his lips and broad shoulders. My mind drifted to places that body of his could take me. It was as though his body was a gate to the shores of heaven and then his ruthlessness quickly brought you back to the gates of hell.

“Are you even listening?” Rhys tapped me. I was ashamed  of myself forgetting how resistant I was to this wedding and now drooling over the majestic body of my new mate. 

“I’m listening to you, Rhys.” I retorted trying to hide the feelings and the way I was so objective about his face and particular about his jawlines. 

“Good, because I won’t be having this conversation again. I have to team up my pack members and begin intercepting your lands and valuable assets.” He voiced out with a heart of stone. 

“Intercepting what!” I yelled abruptly in a way that even startled him a little. “Keep your voice calm and sit back.” he ordered. I felt so disgusted and all the features in him that made me drool over him snapped away faster than I expected. 

“Listen to me you dimwit” he spat very disrespectfully forgetting I’m now his mate and wife. 

“You can’t get in my way again as the other mate bond you think you had with Chris and whatever you called him there is broken and you can’t rebuild a mate bond that’s already broken or take back a mate that has accepted their rejection!” Rhys said very harshly. 

“It’s the land and valuables in your possession as the alpha that attracted me to you now. I mean you— but not you completely,” he added trying to be considerate with his words while staying precise with his wants. 

Tears gathered by the side of my eyes. 

“Smack!” I slapped Rhys hard on his face. So hard it made a very decent sound.

I squeezed my eyes tightly and the gathered tears rolled down my cheeks in am endless stream.  

“You are such a ruthless bastard!!” I cursed with tears rolling down my cheeks.