The door to his room was barged open and his beta came in with his mouth wide open in shock as he couldn't believe his eyes.
Leon was on the floor and his face was plastered with mud.
He turned to look at the creature that dared his Alpha and he looked so mortified that he gasped.
"HOW DARE YOU!!" Leon roared in hot fury and Lilith shook, she shouldn't have let her anger get the better part of her as she knew death was coming her way but she didn't show it.
"It's my way of saying that I don't belong here, get another bride and you'll eat your cake and have it."
Leon vibrated in rage and unbuckled his belt and threw a hot lash on her skin.
He yanked her hair and slammed her head on the table that it smashed to the ground and dragged her to the bed.
"Do you have any slightest idea of who I am, you wench?"
He roared and Lilith couldn't say a word.
She was in a world of indescribable pain and just wished to crawl into a hole and die.
"Who the heck are you?"
She was mute and he slapped her so hard!
"Answer me!"
"Lilith.."
"Lilith who?"
"... Patrick"
"Now listen to me attentively, I don't let go of things I detest so quickly. You happen to be the worst and I'll make sure that you spend the rest of your life here. After giving me my baby and even now, you are my fucking slave. You serve me and I own you!"
"Tone it down Leon, you're harsh!"
He sent a blow to his beta and threw him out of his room before turning to face Lilith who was all curled up like a haunted snake.
"Why?" She whispered in tears.
"I didn't do anything wrong, spare me please. I don't want this life "
"I want you to live this life, it's what dirty wolves like you deserve. Gosh, the fact that you will be my slave turns me on so bad that I want to slit your throat for existing!"
He rambled on and got angrier that she had slapped him.
"Like how the hell did my Beta even found you? You will be so interesting."
Lilith looked so disheveled in pain that she wished death at that moment.
A knock on the door distracted them both .
"Yes?"
A maid came inside and bowed.
"Her wedding dress is ready, my king, she needs to test it for fitting."
He scoffed and pushed Lilith to her that they both fell down at the impact in front of the door.
"Get her cleaned up and make sure she appears decent before the dignitaries tomorrow. It's already a headache that she's a werewolf."
He said and the maid bowed and dragged Lilith out harshly.
Her face was so bloodied and her whole body ached in pain.
She's received a good deal of beatings just on her first day in Red Lilith Pack that she cursed her existence.
Her wounds were cleaned harshly and she winced painfully at every touch.
"Don't you ever think that you can parade yourself as the King's Luna when you're nothing but a useless commodity! You got that? It's such a pity that you're already being stubborn even without stepping your foot in the pack."
One of the maids said and Lilith ignored her and the others.
"Wear this carefully, I'm sure your generation can't afford this."
She kept quiet as a beautiful white gown was tossed to her and she shakily collected it.
She unzipped the gown and wiped her tears with her forearms staring at the sneering eyes of the spiteful maid before ripping the dress apart and tearing it to pieces.
They all gasped in shock and looked mortified.
"I don't wear cheap things!"
"You this ungrateful brat, the King will skin you alive."
She yelled but Lilith scoffed.
"The King needs a bride, too bad you don't have that quality."
Lilith earned another cut on her lips from the heavy slap that was sent across her face and she winced.
She can't fight back, that's her only weakness right now.
She's surrounded by powerful beings and if she shows how weak she was towards these people, she would not survive it.
She was dragged outside and presented before Leon who groaned in frustration at her sight.
"Take her back to work if she's done wearing the dress, it would end up really ugly if she's still here."
"She tore the dress!"
"What? And you all watched her do that, are you all insane?"
He yelled in fury and they apologized.
"Brent!!" He called his guards who came over in a jiffy and bowed.
"Which pack did you get her from?"
"Shadow Pack "
"And her brother is alive right?"
Lilith gasped as her eyes widened like saucers at the mention of her brother.
"Yes, he recovered."
"Poison him!" Leon blurted out Lilith stood up to meet him but was sent crashing back on the ground with pain.
"Don't touch my brother!" She yelled.
"Really, you can handle his demise, don't worry. You've been displaying amazing strengths lately, I need to reward you."
"I'm here because of him, don't you dare lay a hand on him!"
"No idiot, he's going to die because of your stupidity.
I will make sure he died and that useless pack of yours suffers an excruciating pain on your name. Brent leave immediately and bring his corpse to me "
"Please…don't hurt my brother."
Lilith trembled in pain and begged, she couldn't handle the thought of anything happening to him because of her.
"I never knew you could be humble."
"I'm sorry, don't hurt him." She cried in great sorrow and knew that her fate was sealed with this monster.
There was no turning back to the dangerous beings she's going to stay and she really needs to survive.
"I'll do anything, please.. anything to compensate for what I did."
Leon smirked.
"Anything?"
He asked and she nodded in tears.
"Why not start by tearing your clothes off?"
Lilith and everyone around gasped in shock.
The shock on their faces was so evident that Liilth swallowed so hard."What?""You hear me right! You tore the previous one given to you, how much more this rags on you.""But I'll be naked.""Who the hell cares about that, your people are shameless. They all walk naked as if it's nothing so don't you dare preach to me.""So you're comfortable that the people will get to see the Alpha King's bride naked? Are you that shameless?"He kept mute and the others gasped while he stood up and walked towards her."Get out from here, all of you."He ordered and they all nodded and left leaving him with Lilith.He slammed her on the wall and grabbed the shirt she was wearing."Have we met before?" He gritted his teeth in anger as he stared daggers into her.He couldn't deny it, there's this silly attitude she portrays that reminded him of someone."Even if we were fated to meet, I'll kill myself than meeting a monster like you."He ripped her clothes apart and turned her bare back over."Let's
There was no way in hell that she would walk into the temple with only his jacket over her. She stood beside him, shaking profusely as she thought about how awry things would go if she was seen like this. She had received enough humiliation and this was going to be the highest. "Why are you still!" Leon snapped at her. She flinched. "I'm sorry," "I'm glad you're learning your manners real quick," She dared to speak. "But it is not right that I wear this before your people. What would they think?" Before she could blink, he had her against the stone walls. If she hadn't been wearing his coat, she would have bruised her back terribly. He glared down at her with so much anger and hatred. "You don't fucking speak about a dress when you tore the one that was given to you, get that!" "Y-yes," She whimpered. "At least, this would be a lesson to you. Do not tamper with the little good I show you because I will always pay back with brutality. No
Lilith walked beside Leon with wobbly legs. She had walked from the temple to the Palace barefeet and her legs hurt so bad she nearly had a bruise. But she knew she had no right to stop. If she valued her bruised body enough, she wouldn't be attracting more bruises to herself. Once her feet hit the marble floors of the palace, she closed her eyes and sighed in relief before working her feet on the smooth floors. "Wait here," Leon commanded and she stood there, just as he had told her. She wondered why he asked her to wait. Was there something wrong? He went into the palace and she heard voices come from within the room. It soon turned to a commotion but she did not dare move from that spot. With the way she was hated by all, moving and going in there might cost her her life and she wasn't ready to lose it. It didn't matter if she always talked about losing her life. She actually didn't want to. So she turned away from the door and acted like she wasn't heari
Lillith was still on the floor when the door opened. She looked up to see a few maids walking into the room with bathing and cleaning materials. She pushed herself to her feet and ignored the looks of disgust they gave to her. But she didn't care. She had gone through worse with Leon so this was nothing compared to it. "The King has asked for us to clean you up and dress you up," One of the maids who seemed to be their leader said before coming to stand before her with a disdainful look. She scrutinized Liliith's body and shook her head, huffing in displeasure. "Go into the bathroom and undress," Then she snapped her fingers at the maid who all rushed towards her. Knowing fully well that she was going to be scrubbed terribly hard by these maids as this wasn't the first time they were doing it, she braced up for the pain she was going to step out of the bathroom with. And just as she had thought, she was scrubbed hard. The maids didn't care. They pulled and
Lillith stood there in shock, not wanting to believe what had just happened. Did he just kill that guard? This was new, she thought. Killing a guard for disrespecting her? Fucking new. When he came back out, his hands had been washed and his chest left bare. He probably discarded his shirt somewhere and she found it appealing. He was a virile male. Her eyes lingered on every muscle of his body. He had prominent abs and when he raised his arm, she swallowed thickly. No, she wasn't meant to be attracted to such a man as him. He was a beast; evil and cruel and had hit her times without number. She closed her eyes. No, she couldn't be attracted to him. His character but not his body mattered and he had a bad one at that. "Open your eyes," His voice came in a commanding tone. Lillith had no option than to do as he had commanded. Her eyes flew open and she noticed he was standing close to her. The smell of blood that had hit her nose earlier on was
Lillith had always fantasized about the last sex she had. It was very different from this. The man she had had sex with before Leon was gentle with her. He touched her like she was a piece of priceless jewelry but laying on the bed now, she felt like she was just being rammed into and once Leon was done, he pulled away from her and pulled up his trousers. Lillith closed her eyes and a tear slipped down her cheek. Was this the life she was going to live? A life of suffering in every area of her life? She had done all these just to keep her brother alive and as much as she was happy that he was alive and fine, she hated it here. When she finally opened her eyes, she found Leon standing over her. She sat up and began to put her dress in order. "Get out." And so did she. As soon as she got to her room, she fell into her bed and burst into tears. She felt a bit of bruise between her thighs so she just lay in bed, sobbing and wishing this was all a
"Doesn't she look beautiful?" Delilah said to Leon who kept staring at her. "You should warm up to her, you know? You're going to need her to be on your side for all these to happen because if you make her hate you, she will work against you," "She can't do that," Leon said firmly. "I'd kill her before she ever does," Delilah chuckled. "Everything doesn't always go as you wish, Leon. Just listen to me. You need to be nice to her. Protect her from these people. Treating her this way would bring her at her lowest point and it'd be easy for her to be manipulated by the people who don't want you ruling this pack," "But I'm already married, right? We're going to have a child soon. I consummated the marriage already," "And does that make you think they will relent? You joke, son. You joke. Just think about what I told you, okay?" Leon nodded but he was no longer listening to Delilah. His eyes were on Lillith who seemed quite confused as she navigated her way around t
Lillith watched the lady stand to her feet and walk away from her. Sighing, she leaned back against the wall. Nothing made sense. Not what she said and whatever she was experiencing. It didn't make sense. She closed her eyes and rubbed her forehead before deciding to stand to her feet and go back to her room. There was no need to be there anyway. Once she got into her room, she sat for a while and stared out of the windows, into the night skies. Somewhere, her brother was there, living and not dead and that alone made her smile. If she could keep him alive while being here, maybe she could get used to this place. She finally stood to her feet and climbed into her bed, going to sleep as soon as her head came in contact with the pillow. Leon excused himself from the men when he saw Delilah come into the hall from the other door. He stopped before her and lowered his head. "I saw her leave through that place. Is she okay?" Delilah tilted her head to the s
So it was settled. Lucien had found his mate and Melissa's life had been saved by chance. Lucien had dropped every grudge he had against Leon and both of them became friends again. It was a beautiful sight for Lillith because she never knew there was ever going to be a time where they both decided to reconcile. As for Melissa, she was yet to forgive her. After what she had done, it had been traumatizing so they stood at the side as both men hugged and when Melissa tried to talk to Lillith, she was immediately told that she wasn't ready for her apology. They both left and things went back to normal. The war ended and people spent their time cleaning up the Palace and getting ready for the Coronation. Liliith had gone up to her room when Leon was called upon to attend to an urgent matter. She didn't want to look like she was desperate for his presence. But those words he had said to her before they were interrupted lingered. He loved her? She laughed at herse
Leon stopped in his tracks. He didn't miss the word Lucien used when he saw Melissa. He raised his hand and stopped the guards from moving before he turned to Lucien. "What did you just say?" Melissa, whose head dangled below her neck, looked up to see Lucien staring at her intently. She had never been looked at like that and this was her first time seeing this man. He was really good looking, a few inches shorter than Leon with fairer hair. He didn't have that dark aura that Leon had. She felt a zing of pleasure shoot up through her as she stared into his eyes and that was when he knew that she was mated to him. "She is my mate," Lucien replied. Leon cocked his head to the side. "And how do I believe that you are telling the truth?" "What do you mean?" Lucien asked with a frown. "Melissa has always been a cunning woman. This might be to rescue her from being executed. Nobody knows if this was planned so how do I believe you both are really mated to ea
Lillith took the small purse from Cali's hand. "Make sure you look after him, okay?" "This is like telling his mother not to leave him hanging," Cali said and folded her arms as she rolled her eyes to the back. "Hurry along, he'll be fine." She left the room and walked down the corridor, noticing that it was quite empty. She guessed it was because of the ritual. She was taken by surprise when she got to the gallery. There was a line from the door to the last step and Leon was standing there. They were all dressed in white clothing, save for Delilah who has a crimson dress on. Lillith began to take slow steps down till she finally got to the base of the steps and before she took Leon's hand in hers, a shaman stepped forward and rubbed a sticky substance on her forehead. She gave Leon a look but he was mute. He finally took her hands and the procession began. Now, they were the last to leave the door. "Is something drastic going to happen?" She asked
Lillith lay flat on the table. She was spent from being constantly rammed into and yet, she throbbed more for him. Her hand reached out towards his cock and she began to stroke softly. She maintained eye contact with him, not minding if he was finding it hard to actually sit properly. "Lillith, I am sleepy and you have drained out my soul. What do you want from me again?" "Your soul in particular. Since it is useless, why don't I make it complete?" He threw his head back and laughed. "You're becoming witty as the day goes by. Where do you learn all of these from?" She shrugged. "Instinct?" He raised a brow in askance. His eyes narrowed like he didn't believe her. "I doubt that." She sat up on one elbow and looked at him. "So what do you think then, Alpha Leon?" "That you're lying to me. That's the only tangible explanation." "And what is your definition of the truth?" "You have met other men and they have corrupted you." Lillith began to lau
Gods, she loved when he became so dominating and controlling. She loved to see that look creep into his eyes. Her hands were planted behind her on the table as she stared up at him. His fingers were still wrapped around her neck and his other was on her hip, pulling her away from the table. She placed her hands on his hip to hold herself in place as he lowered his head to kiss her. He kissed her with everything he had in him, not stopping even when she tried to catch her breath. He wanted her. All of her. He lifted her off the floor again and walked over to the other side of the clearing. It was a wall demarcating the palace from the woods behind it and her back pressed against the cold walls. "Tell me your fantasies. What have you thought of me doing to you because I have thought about it a lot." She bit her lower lip and he groaned as he groin himself against her. She arched her hips towards him and splayed her fingers behind his back. "I've thought of you fucking me
Lillith stood naked before him. He had locked the door after instructing a guard that no one was to come close to the door. He came back to where she stood naked as she waited for him and pushed the plates aside to make space for him to lay her across the table. As soon as he was done, he walked back to her and lifted her off the table. He placed her on the table so her breasts were facing the air. She turned on her side and watched as he pulled out a seat in front of her. She smiled and touched his face when he finally settled down before her. "You really are smitten, Leon. I thought you were going to turn my idea down and request that we had normal dinner." He laughed and leaned over to pick up a plate of olives. His arm brushed her thigh in the process and she sucked in a sharp breath. He finally settled down. "You call this abnormal then? This style of dinner we are having?" She laughed and shook her head. "Not at all. I think this is an unconventional way to ha
Candles. Bright lights. Lights hitting glass and metal and causing a beautiful amber beam to fill the area. A large table she hadn't seen here before was stationed in the middle of the large space and the table was covered in candle lights. A flower vase was situated in the middle of the table right beside a metal bucket. A wine bottle poked out of the bucket. She sighed and brought her hand to her chest when she saw how the table was filled with so much food. A card lay at the middle of the table. The guard smiled at her before shutting the door behind her. She took the steps down and looked around. "This is absolutely beautiful. How long did it take to set this place up?" "Just an hour and two hours of cooking." She turned to see Leon standing at the other side of the clearing. He was dressed in a robe and breeches and shirtless underneath. His hair fell in tufts on his forehead and a side sad slicked back. He held a bouquet of roses in his hand. She took
"I wanted to tell you something but I forgot entirely." Leon said as they walked slowly into the palace. They were holding hands and the guards and maids were surprised to see them both. No one believed he was ever going to soften towards Lillith. "And what's that?" Lillith asked as she swung his arm back and forth. "There will be a ritual held tomorrow before the coronation in two days," He said. They stopped at the base of the ornate steps. "You're to be by my side so we can both be cleansed before the coronation." Sometimes, Lillith couldn't believe she was actually going to be Queen soon. It had been a long ride for the whole year and things were going the way she hadn't expected it to go. "This feels like a dream," She said with a laugh. He smiled and brushed her hair behind her ear. It was something he loved to do. "Of course, it does feel like a dream. But it's your place and no one is going to take it from you. I want you to know that." She smiled a
They spent time walking around the garden and Leon showed her a few special plants that had bloomed when the curse was made. "I think this is the best day of my life," Lillith said as she brushed her fingers over red tulips as she walked across the gardens. "Are they grown by people or it just started growing?" "Still effects from the curse," Leon said as he came to stand behind her. "Wow. It looks really organized. You would think it was intricately planted by farmers," She said. She felt like she was standing in a maze of a red flower garden. She looked around her and closed her eyes as she inhaled deeply. She took in the scent of the flowers, combined into a beautiful essence that wafted into her nose. When she finally opened her eyes she caught Leon staring at her with a smile. She had always seen him stare at her like she was the most precious thing in this world but this one had been unexpected and she couldn't even look him in the eyes. A blush crept up