CHAPTER 2

A knock came from the door. 

“Isa! The lycans are waiting for Regina. Hurry!”

Regina raised a brow at me. And I just froze there momentarily. 

“Go. Or I’ll have you locked up in your room for weeks for disobeying me—If the lycans don’t kill you first.”

I immediately turned around and started marching towards the door. More terrified at the thought of facing the lycan prince who was promised to marry the daughter of the Alpha of Lunar Pack who already agreed to their pact.

She’s crazy. Regina has always been crazy. But retracting her words back from the lycans is far beyond her crazed mind. Doing this is basically suicide. 

“Where is Regina? The prince is waiting for the ceremony to start!” Alpha Hans barked as soon as he saw me. 

“S-She’s not coming, Alpha.”

”What?!” I closed my eyes in fear of his outburst. “That girl! She already agreed with me on this! Why does she not want to continue?”

”She… she wants to be mated with Clyde, Alpha.” I looked down, pain striking at the rejection I just got. 

“The Beta’s son?” I nodded. “Hmm. He will make a fine Alpha someday.” Lydia whimpered at the approval of our alpha for my mate’s chosen union. 

“But we have to continue with the marriage or the lycans will not honor our pact and declare war on us!”

My eyes widened. “W-we will be defeated, Alpha.”

”Their forces are far too strong and too many for us to win. Even without their numbers, they have the strongest soldiers. Even the lycan prince can take more than half of us alone.” 

Fear crept inside me at the mention of the infamous Alpha. 

He is to precede his father who was only going to step down on his throne as lycan king once his son gets married. They have been conquering lands, and to prevent being slayed and taken over, Alpha Hans traded a bride for a pact of peace among us. 

But Regina is about to ruin that now. 

“The wedding must continue. I just need a replacement for Regina.”

Alpha Hans started looking around, as if searching for the replacement bride. I also started thinking about the unmated female elites in our pack. Maybe Freya will do? She’s the daughter of our pack healer.

”Alpha, how about—“ I stopped talking when I saw how Alpha Hans started looking at me up and down. I felt conscious all of a sudden.

”Hmm. I do not want my daughter to be married to an ugly, basically disabled Alpha, anyway. You will do.” 

I gasped as he grabbed me by the arm. 

“A-Alpha, wait…”

”You are marrying the lycan prince, Isabella. That’s more than what you deserve for such a weakling as you are. Just think of it as helping our pack. At least you’ve managed to finally have a good purpose in your life.”

Hurt and humiliation covered me as he opened the doors to where the wedding will be held. 

Tall men occupied the first rows of the hall, while the other side was occupied by the Council of Lunar Pack. 

I wanted to run away in fear. Not one of us does not know who the lycan prince was. 

He is known to be savage, cruel and kills anyone who gets in his way. He was said to be even more powerful than his father who was deemed to be the wisest lycan king who ever ruled. 

Not only was his character’s reputation repulsive, but also his physical appearance. He has seen so many battles that scars wrapped around his face, basically deforming him. They said he also had a leg amputated after a bloody fight. But due to how strong his wolf was, he managed to grow back his bones, but he would still limp. 

I don’t know if I could survive being married to a person like him. I might as well be locked up in my room for all eternity.

“Ladies and gentlemen! There is nothing to worry about as our bride has arrived.”

I froze as all attention went to us. The murmurs of concern stopped and the tall men in front watched. 

One of them suddenly walked towards us, and I was frozen on my feet for a very different reason this time. 

He had the most beautiful hazel eyes I’ve ever seen. The blue, green and brown were fighting dominance in his orbs. His features were so sharp, his hair so dark and his jaw perfectly framed his entire face in a masculine way.

He’s the most physically perfect man I’ve ever seen.

”Where is your daughter, Alpha Hans?” he asked. His voice had a commanding tone to it and I shivered. 

He must be the lycan prince’s right hand for him to have such presence. 

“I’m afraid she has found her mate. But I have here an available female that could replace her as the bride. She might not be much but she is still useful.”

My cheeks burned in humiliation when I saw the disapproval in most of the people’s looks. 

“The pact states that you will have your daughter as the prince’s bride—“ a blonde lycan protested, but the perfect man’s right hand raised to shut him up.

”No, we will take her.” A shiver once again ran right through me when our eyes met. He looked at me so intensely I could barely feel my face. He’s so tall.

“Right! Where is the lycan prince? I assume he has waited long enough to proceed with the wedding. Where is he? So we can start.” 

Alpha Hans grinned, sounding so relieved and happy. But I was a nervous wreck. How did I even get here?

”Do you want to marry the lycan prince?” The man suddenly asked me, making everyone shut up.

”I-I…” I stuttered, assaulted by how handsome he was and by the question. 

I don’t know.

”Do you want to marry me?” My eyes widened. 

“Y-You’re the lycan prince?” I stupidly pointed at his face.

He nodded, making everyone else gasp. Nobody expected this physically perfect man to be the infamous deformed lycan prince. The rumors said he looked beastly!

”Yes, she will marry you, Your Grace.” I gasped in pain when Alpha Hans recovered from his shock, gripping tighter on my arm. There was now a nervous smile on his face.

”She will be more than glad—“

”I am not talking to you, Hans. I am asking your subordinate.” He cut in gritted teeth. Alpha Hans shut up. 

“Answer me, Miss. Do you want to marry me?”

Before I could answer, the door to the hall opened and there suddenly came Regina and Clyde who both looked shocked. 

I looked back at the lycan prince, feeling hurt all over again upon seeing Clyde. I didn’t even have the time to mourn for our broken bond. I was forced to be doing this. But do I even fully hate it? According to the rumors, he was a hateful man. He destroyed villages and taken over lands that he wanted to conquer for power. 

Do I want to marry someone like him?

”Bella,” Clyde suddenly called, making me look at him. But as I did, I immediately thought how painful it would be to see my mate, the only person I ever loved in this place, be married and have a family with the person who hurt me and treated me like trash my entire life. 

And I knew what my answer was. 

I looked back at the lycan prince and saw him already raising a hand towards my direction. 

“Yes, I want to marry you, Alpha Logan.” Something flashed in those striking hazel eyes when I mentioned his name.