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 get married first, I'll show you what a real monster looks like."
He seethed and kicked her hard by the waist before storming out to meet his men.
He was so angry at the audacity this girl displays so much and it's more frustrating cause he's not willing to change her.
He wants to see her beg and apologize for ever raising her voice at him, he'll make sure he proves to her that no one, especially women, messes with him go scot free.
"My King!" The guard bowed before him and he sighed.
"Lock her up, I don't trust her "
"But she's in your room."
He bit his lips and nodded.
"Yes, lock her and get me the keys before she starts ripping things apart in my pack, she's so fierce that I'm shocked by words."
"Yes, My King "
He bowed and left while Leon went to meet his Beta who was ordering the other men around in preparation of the wedding.
"Brent!"
"My King, you should be resting. You don't know how long you will sit or stand tomorrow."
"I know right, I will. That thing you bought is giving me a migraine."
"Lilith? I'm sorry, we can get another Bride tonight, I saw how displeased you were and I reached out to a..-"
"You did What?" He gasped.
"I'm sorry."
"Are you okay Brent? Who told you that you can just recommend women for me as you like, have I ever said that?" He yelled getting pissed which got Brent confused.
"I'm sorry but you said any random girl and she happens to be insulting "
"And so fucking what? I need that Liilth! Go to her pack and fetch me her brother at once!
He slammed at him.
"Err…he's not in the pack."
"What do you mean?"
"I discovered that he left the pack on the day his sister was brought here."
"Tch! That jerk. I thought I had something against her. Anyway, forget it."
He uttered while the guard he had met earlier came over and bowed, hyperventilating in raw fear.
"What? What's it, where's my key?"
"My King, actually; the door is locked. I've searched around but she's nowhere to be found." His eyes flew open in shock and he left the guards presence immediately.
Leon was so mad as he looked for her around the royal palace but couldn't find. He got frustrated and asked everyone to search for her , which was futile.
"How could he have let her go at such a short time?"
He yelled and everyone flinched and dispersed to search for her.
The whole Pack was in a frenzy as they kept looking for her knowing how Leon might turn the whole place in rampage if she isn't found.
*****
The next day, every respectable dignitary came around to witness his wedding and Leon had never felt restless.
He didn't sleep a wink and he couldn't imagine the mass disgrace he's going to face in the presence of everyone.
"Why are you all so useless?!" He yelled and flinched the table that was decorated with different ornaments and everything smashed.
"You let a mere wolf take over and sneak away, without any trace. HOW DARE YOU!!" His voice trembled in pain and he recalled how his parents were killed without justice.
He needed this throne, he needed to get married publicly and he needed a son.
How the hell will he do that when some cursed wolf was brought to him?
It was time for him to step out as a lot were Impatient that neither the groom or the bride were present.
"You need to postpone it.."
Brent said and he gasped.
"Can you listen to yourself?"
"Then will you face what will befall you? The moon goddess will see you disqualified for deceitful approach."
Leon gritted his teeth in pain, why today.
He knew he was harsh to her but who was feeding her with boldness to flee!
"Damn it!". He roared.
"I didn't flee." Her calm voice reverberated through the room and Leon turned to look at her in shock.
"Lilith."
She was still in the clothes she wore and her torn shirt was still on her too, barely trying to cover herself.
"I was locked up in your closet last night, I had to stay all night to break through."
She whimpered in pain and Leon went over to slap her so hard.
"You expect me to believe that?"
"I'm not lying." She cried
After Leon left, she crouched down in pain until someone blindfolded her as if he was already in the room while Loen was lashing out on her.
All she remembered was being thrown in a closet and locked up after crying her eyes out.
Leon was furious.
There was no time for her to dress up and attend the event as soon as possible.
He removed his Jacket and threw it on her body, causing her to fall down.
"We are getting married and I don't care what you wear right now."
He raised his eyes to look at the maids and guards around him including his beta.
Except for the hatred towards her it could only mean that someone else doesn't want the marriage to hold.
"As for what happened to her earlier, you all better have some good explanation or I'll kill all of you in this room, Including you Brent!"
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
As soon as breakfast was over, Lillith exited the dining room. She had plans ahead of what was to come later tonight. So instead of going back to her room, she began to walk around the palace, taking note of the areas where guards were stationed. If she was going to leave without getting caught, then she had to learn everything now. People who passed by her pushed her roughly to the point that she fell to the grin and grazed her knee. Pushing herself to her feet, she cleaned herself and continued. It was only a matter of hours. In no time, she'd be gone. She began to walk towards the gardens. She stopped under her window and studied the area. There roofs she could climb down from. Besides, she was quite good at jumping down from great heights. But she had to do that discreetly as Leon's study was directly below her room's window. She stood there for a while, studying the whole place before nodding in approval and walking away. Just as she entered the palace, she
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