"I've spent a thousand years finding you, little mate and now that I've found you, I'm never letting you go! Even if I have to imprint it on your body, you belong to me, Celene!" Celene caught her boyfriend who was supposed to be away from the pack and her stepsister, tangled in the sheets and claiming to be fated mates. As if it wasn't enough, her stepmother is bent on marrying her off to the Lycan king. What she doesn't expect is that the ruthless and possessive Lycan King is none other than her fated mate. And now, he swears to never let her go. She was the salvation that he sought after all. He owned her---body, soul and mind!
View MoreCHAPTER 1 - THE PAINFUL BETRAYAL
Celene's POV The cold splash of water on my skin jolted me awake. I sat up with a gasp, my heart racing, as I frantically wiped the cold droplets from my face. And that's when I saw her, Ella, standing over me with a wicked grin, the empty glass still clutched in her hand. "What do you think you're doing?" I hollered angrily. She sneered in derision. "It's quite irrational to scream like a lunatic so early in the morning. Don't you think so?" I exhaled slowly. "Get out of my room, now!" She raised an eyebrow. "Your room?" She said this as she moved closer to me. "Okay, let's see how cocky you can get when you get wheeled out of the pack today!" Suddenly, I caught a whiff of her musky scent. Only it wasn't her usual scent. I sniffed again, and this time, the scent was more pronounced. In the whole Violet pack, only one person had this scent. My boyfriend, Christoph! Why did my bitchy stepsister have his scent all over her? My gaze darkened as I watched her face closely. Maybe I was overthinking it. Christoph was away from the pack at the moment, so it couldn't be him. For all I knew, Celene liked to whore around a lot. It might just be another man's scent. I wrinkled my nose in disgust. "Just get the hell out of my room and mind your business. Don't you have something to do today?" Her lips curled into an evil expression as she clicked her tongue. "Actually, I do. Packing your load for you. Dad's sending you out of the pack! He has ordered me to call you to the pack's palace now!" Before I could say anything else, she bolted out the door, her chuckles reverberating in the corridor. Panic settled in my guts as I paced my room. What did she mean? I was going to be sent out of the pack.? And from her tone, I knew she wasn't joking. Ella would be the last person to enter my room on a normal day. Something must be up. I freshened up quickly and walked the road that led to the palace. As I approached the door, I could hear hushing voices. "We can't just marry her off to the Lycan king. You know his reputation." My heart stopped dead as words drifted out, and so did my legs. Who were they marrying off to the Lycan king? Surely it couldn't be me. I shook my head as I pushed the door open. "What took you so long, Omega!" My stepmother, Valerie, hissed as she fixed me with a disdainful glare. I ignored her and shifted my gaze to Dad, who sat beside her, wearing a complicated look as he avoided my gaze. "Dad, I heard you summon me!" I saw him swallow hard in his throat as he turned to Valerie. "Your stepmother has something to tell you!" He went all silent again, just as he'd always been since Mom's death. He was only the alpha by title. Valerie did all of the Alpha's duty, and she made the call. Anger boiled in me. "Dad, you're the Alpha, and I request to speak with you. I will not receive any orders from this woman!" "How dare you!" Valerie growled as she sprang to her feet and lunged towards me. "I'm your Luna, you insolent Omega!" I saw through her attack and managed to duck, but she was smarter. She smacked me across the face with her left hand, and I staggered backwards from the impact. My face burned with the sting, and I grabbed my hurting cheeks, turning to face her in time to catch the menacing look on her face. "You useless omega runt! You are a stain on the pack's honour; how dare you address your Luna in such a manner!?" I grunted. "Luna, my foot!" A slap was what I got as a reply; this time it was harder, and it snapped all the air out of my guts as I struggled to maintain my balance. "It's so funny seeing a pathetic excuse for a wolf acting out. Shall I throw you into the cold throat of the dungeons like last time?" She gritted out, and panic seized me. Seeing the terrified look on my face, she sighed in satisfaction. "The Lycan king is visiting us today, and you can't ruin it for us. Go get yourself changed out of these rags you call clothes!" "No! I will not!" You can't just sell me off to a monster who I know nothing about. I won't act according to your wishes!" "Celene!" Dad growled. "I'm your Alpha, and you shall obey me! Get ready to meet the Lycan king!" Oh, now you're the Alpha? I sneered inwardly. "Guards, get her out of here!" He ordered Almost immediately, the guards lurched at me and tackled me to the ground while I struggled against their grip. They threw me to the cold floor of the hallway. Different thoughts competed for attention in my mind as I shuffled back to the royal villa. As I approached it, a car suddenly pulled up in front of the villa. It looked ever so familiar. It was my boyfriend Christoph's car. He was in town. I hadn't received any calm from him. He was probably trying to surprise me. A smile grazed my lips as I started towards the car, but I hadn't taken more than one step when the car's door yanked open and Christoph climbed out, his face looking as handsome as ever. However, when I saw the face of the woman who climbed out after him, my mind emptied. It was none other than Ella. My heart skipped multiple beats as I froze in my tracks. What was my bitchy-ass stepsister doing with my boyfriend? I killed the thought as quickly as it came. I and Christoph have been dating for close to three years now. There was no way he was cheating on me. He was beaming at her as they held each other's hands as they entered the villa. My pulse quickened as panic balled in my guts. I all but raced in and doubled up the stairs, listening carefully for the slightest sound. Just as I reached the last landing, I heard the sound of Ella's room's door clicking shut. With my heart thudding in my chest, I walked stealthily to the door. Almost immediately, I heard a chuckle, low and throaty. "You're so sweet, Ella!" Christoph's voice broke out hoarsely, and my heart clenched. "Sweeter than my sister?" Ella asked. "Yes. Sweeter than her." His voice was muffled as though he were trailing kisses all over her face and the nape of her neck, just like he used to do to me. Ella's moan grew louder, and my throat bittered at the thought of what was happening. I shook my head in disbelief. There was no way this could actually be happening. I was probably hallucinating. I bit hard into my lips till it bled, but Ella's loud moans never stopped. "Fuck me like you're a man, Chris!" She moaned, and I heard Christoph groan in response. I wiped my face as I sniffed back the emotions that were gnawing at me. How could he fuck my sister in the same house I was living in? They didn't only do the abomination; they even rubbed it in my face, challenging me to do my worst if I wanted. How could I even cry for them? I could continue listening to the door. I had to see it for myself. "Oh, Ella. I'm so close now. So close!" Christoph groaned. "No, dawg. Not so close!" I said this through gritted teeth as I pushed the door open. "Celene!" Christoph's voice trembled as a look of shock registered on his face.185Celene After Alex's words, the four of us had fallen into deep silence each of us thrown into the depths of our thoughts.When a consensus couldn't be reached, Mondrian finally broke the silence, with a sigh, “I'm sure everybody is tired how about we all take a break and revisit the issue later in the day?”Th the trio didn't object, together they filed out of Mondrian's room, at his behest and guidance with the promise of revisiting when everything was calm, leaving me alone with my mate.The moment the door shut behind Arlen, Mondrian turned to me pulling me in for a deep kiss, taking my breath away.When he finally released me, my vision grew blurry, my chest heaved with the strain, but my lips tugged in a wide smile, “What was that for?”He shrugged, nuzzling the gap in my neck, “Nothing, just wanted you to think of me, instead of whatever it is that was putting a frown on your face.”“And what makes you think I am no longer thinking about it?”He stared, his eyes wide with a
184Celene Alex looked to Mondrain as if to ask for the go-ahead, Mondrian nodded softly, his arms wrapped around me, his nose nuzzling my neck.Although I found it inappropriate at the moment I couldn't bring myself to question his actions. We had spent so long denying our feelings for each other, blinded by betrayals, thoughts of revenge, and even pride, it had taken a kidnapping, an almost marriage, and death before we could confess.I could understand his clinginess. With a soft sigh, I leaned into his hold letting Alex's report filter through my mind.“After your return, and you fell ill, some of our spies reported Christoff's returns to the pack. Some speculated that he never left.”“And the staff?” I asked, with bated breath, Valerie's staff was a dangerous weapon, it had been a regret of mine that I hadn't managed to destroy it before we escaped.Alex frowned, his voice deepened, “Reports reveal he is still with the staff. Although there have been rumors that he has started
183Celene The conversation I had with Mondrian had been the right course of action. Mondrian's words, although crass and unapologetic had a soothing effect on me, it felt as though a burden had been lifted off my chest.I pulled away from my window, walking further into my room. Since returning I hadn't had time to look around but from the look of things it had been very well taken care of. A small smile graced my lips at the thought of Mondrian ordering the maids to clean despite my absence. It sent a jolt of warmth down my chest making me giddy.The memory of our last conversation replayed in my head, his words of love and promise, reminding me that I had done the right thing.“I can't promise not to sacrifice myself, if there's is even a single hope that it might save you, Celene.” He said, brushing the tendrils off my face.Alex's expression had darkened at his words, Arlen looked stricken, and Zara looked ready to jump him if she could get away with it, but they held back waiti
182 Mondrian The moment Alex reported Christoffs progress my blood boiled with rage. “That's impossible,” I objected, “I saw his body crumble under my fist, and Celene's power struck him square in the chest he should be dead.” Alex sighed, “That is what we thought in the beginning, we made plans to return after Celene was stable but our spies report that Christoff took over the pack the moment we stepped out, using his hidden Mercenaries and warriors loyal to him to subdue the people.” “What about the people? Did they not object to his rule? According to the laws of their pack, Christoff cannot be Alpha, he is neither a direct descendant nor mated to one does he have the authority to rule.” “They refused at first, rumours had spread of his actions towards the people, his cowardice and cunning against Celene and the Alpha, and the people had refused him as king, but he resorted to sorcery. Valerie's staff is still in his possession.” “Now that Christoff has declared himself Alph
181MondrianBeing alive again felt different. A few days ago I had walked out of her room where she lay fighting her demons to succumb to the curse.I had ignored the pleas of my most trusted men, urging me to wake her up and mate with her. Alex had stood at the forefront urging me to make her mine, insisting that Celene was willing.He'd shown great anger when I had refused, with no excuses. How was I to tell him that I couldn't hear to wake her up for my pleasure, not after she'd gone through the horror with Christoff, I couldn't bring myself to take again from her so I willingly accepted my fate.But Celene had done what I couldn't, broken through the barrier of life and death and dragged me out of it and for that I was grateful.Now lying in my quarters I could feel her immense energy coursing through my veins. Her powers and warmth mixed with mine to form a much tighter bond, different from the mating bond. The door to my room creaked, and I opened my eyes to find Alex standing
180CeleneThe air was filled with disbelief, everywhere I looked I met hard gazes, accusing and spiteful. They didn't believe my words, they couldn't and I tried to make them understand, but there was only so much I could say on my own.“he was never truly dead! He was in sleep I woke him up” I cried.This wasn't how It should have gone. Why couldn't they believe my words?“Lies!”“She turned him into a weapon. A mindless beast.”“We must kill the monster before the goddess gets angry at us!”“Never!” I screamed, burst of power lit up the room. The crowd moved back but their gaze remained fixed.“No one touches him.”Mondrian sat still, I couldn't count on him for help but when he'd just woken up from his four days slumber, he needed time.A female elder stepped forward, apprehensive, “Princess Celene how do you explain this?”I looked back at Mondrian and shook my head, “He is no monster, he is alive, my mate… please believe me.”The woman hesitated her eyes looked past me to Mondr
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