TWO

Laura’s POV

The realization of everything happening around me finally dawned on me and my chest clenched tightly. The Alpha whose name I haven't gotten to know dropped me roughly and I fell on the ground.

Lifting up my gaze to look at my stepfather, he had his bundle of money with him and his excitement was visible. Cleaning off my tears and desperate, I pleaded.

“Father please, don’t do this. Don’t let him take me,” I started crying again, my eyes burning and itching from the insane amount of tears I’d shed, “I’ll do anything you want me to do, you can do anything to me just please….” I was still talking when I felt a hard slap across my face.

The cynical sound of my stepfather’s laughter made my heart fall to my stomach as he also crouched in front of me and held my face tightly.

“Be grateful you’re worth this at least.” He snarled at me as he brought the money to my nostrils so I could also perceive it.

He stood there and at that moment, I knew my fate had been sealed already. I’m going to be sold as a slave to the Alpha and there is nothing I can do about it.

“Take her away before she starts constituting her nuisance and like I said earlier, she’s all yours. Do whatever you please with her, Alpha Devin.” My stepfather’s voice wouldn’t stop echoing in my ear.

“Alpha Devin?!” My eyes widened in shock. Alpha Devin was always quite the topic and he was known for being ruthless.

He just sold me to Alpha Devin!

I couldn’t watch him leave but I could hear his receding footsteps and the sound of his laughter as he left. He must’ve been happy with the money he got from selling me off to Alpha Devin.

I stopped hearing my stepfather's footsteps and I slowly tried to steal a glance at Alpha Devin but he caught me. His arms were so strong that his veins were visible.

“Stand!” He ordered, his voice coming out in a roar, tearing me apart and making me shake with fear. I dared not allow him to repeat his statement.

Staggering, I stood up as hurriedly as I could but my eyes were still fixated on my foot, the bruises from the feet lashes I got from my stepfather were still visible and open.

“What’s your name?” He asked and my body quivered in fear as every word I tried to get out of my mouth got stuck in my throat, “DO NOT MAKE ME ASK AGAIN.” He yelled and I jumped.

Understanding what might happen to me if I delayed him one more minute, “Laura, Alpha.” I answered, my voice shaky and I could see an annoyed expression cross his face.

He gave me a look of contempt before ordering that I follow him closely. I wanted to beg for mercy, apologize for a sin I haven’t even committed but I knew better than to say anything.

I struggled to take a breath but it got caught in my throat and made me perspire as each step I took was agonizing.

Every muscle in his body tensed and I couldn’t help the strange sensation that gripped my body.

How am I going to live my life as a slave in his den?

His back was huge and every step he took was one that commands authority, respect and fear. I’d thought I was going to be thrown in the trunk of the car but I sat with him in the car instead.

The ride soon started and I couldn’t help but chew my nails and shake my legs. I was anxious and not only that, I was scared for my life.

What if he’s worse than my stepfather? What if? He is definitely worse than him!

My mind drifted to my stepfather again and questions started running through my mind. If he hated me so much to have sold me as a slave then why didn’t he just kill me instead of humiliating me and letting me go through this pain.

The drive was silent and nothing could be heard inside the car, only the revving sound of the car’s engine. I looked out the window as I finally decided within myself to let it all go.

I’m going to be leaving everything behind and I just have to live with the fact that I’m now a possession of Alpha Devin. He could choose to kill me and no one would question him.

It wasn’t long before I started feeling a sense of excitement, my body shook with pleasure and it was strange. Something like this has never happened to me before.

I moved uncomfortably in my seat and that caused Alpha Devin to snarl at me as he took a side glance at me, I tried to calm my wolf down but she was too excited.

My stomach churned with happiness and extreme excitement and every attempt to get my wolf to behave proved futile as I heard the words I never expected to hear.

  ‘Mate! Mate! Mate!’

She cried happily as she danced around and my eyes widened in disbelief and shock as I turned towards Alpha Devin who seemed oblivious to what was going on.

Is Alpha Devin really my mate?

I never expected that the man I was sold to would be my mate, just when I’d thought life had been unfair to me, the goddess had to make one of the strongest Alphas my mate.

I lifted my gaze to meet his and I didn’t miss the surprised look he also had on his face. It was a mixture of disgust but mostly surprise.

Can he also feel the mating bond?

Smiling, I twirled my dress around my fingers as I waited for him to acknowledge the mating bond and it seemed that my prayer was answered when he cleared his throat and prepared to talk.

“Yes, I feel it too.” He started as if he was answering a question I’d asked. I had no idea I’d said that out loud and he heard.

“But I never expected my mate to be a worthless slave or a weak she-wolf and that being said,” he continued, my chest clenched as I realized that whatever he wanted to say next wasn’t something I would want to hear

I started finding it difficult to breathe as my stomach tightened and I waited for him to complete his statement.

“I reject you.”