“I… I should’ve known. I whimpered softly. I was filled with disappointment. Nothing could have prepared me for this betrayal.
Alpha Rozan had not come out of the house to see me before they forced me into the car. A part of me wishes he did; I wanted to see his face one last time to give him the opportunity to explain what was happening and not let me have any excuse to hate him.
Even if Isabelle had become Luna, she couldn’t still sell me off without Alpha Rozan agreeing to it. It just didn’t make sense; nothing about all this makes sense to me.
For six good years, Alpha Rozan had been my father and my mother. I was just twelve years old when he took me in. Isabelle didn't like the idea of sharing her father with me, but she was cool with it till we turned fifteen, and she suddenly started bullying me in the morning. I had endured all the abuse and insults she threw at me because I didn’t want to disappoint Alpha Rozan by hitting her or cursing at her back. But why would Alpha Rozan agree to this? I can’t think of anything wrong I did to him. Tears filled my eyes as I began to cry softly.
“We will soon arrive. The woman said as she turned to me. In the meantime, let me brief you on some things you need to know. Firstly, my name is Rosa; you can call me Mrs. Rosa. She pointed to the man driving, which is Beta Jasper; he is my husband.
“We have been working for Alpha Damien for 28 years. Now there are some important things you need to know about Alpha Damien.
As you heard previously, you are the newest bride of Alpha Damien, Alpha of the Silverwood Pack.
“Congratulations! the Beta added. I felt bile run up from my stomach to my mouth, and I felt a sudden urge to throw up.
Anyone who hasn't heard of Alpha Damien probably lives under a rock. I have heard stories of how he is the most handsome man in the werewolf kingdom, but ladies feared and avoided him like a plague. Stories of how cruel he is were told to children to scare them.
I heard he is heartless, cruel, and sick in the head. He changes women like his clothes, and all his previous brides never set foot out of his palace. People say he kills them when they are of no use to him. I have heard different versions of stories about him; some say he killed them, others say he locked them up in a dungeon, never to be seen by anyone again. I didn’t know which to believe, but what has never changed in the stories I heard about him is that he is cruel, ruthless, and merciless, and I don’t want to ever meet him.
“You see, Alpha Damien has some certain rules everyone around him must follow; under no circumstances should you ever dare disrespect him or speak when you weren’t asked to speak. Do not ask him questions; if he asks you a question, you have to answer only the question asked. If you don’t follow these rules, we will be forced to punish you severely.
“The punishment in the Silverwood pack can’t be compared to other packs, she said. She pulled down her gloves, and a large scar appeared around her wrist. I winced at the scar as fear gripped me.
From the mirror in front, I saw Beta's face. He bit his lips angrily as his wife revealed the scar. It made me feel like there was an ugly history behind those scars.
“Look at this! This is one of my scars. You don’t want to go down this lane. If you do, we will make sure you end up as a mere slave. Slaves in the Silverwood pack don’t enjoy any privileges of living apart from breathing. Her words made me freeze in fear and shock. I had willingly entered the car with them, but now that I think of it, I really should have fought hard; maybe I would have been a slave in the Blood Moon pack instead.
"Please, please, can you take me back? I began to beg them, hoping something would touch their hearts and they would take me back to Alpha Rozan.
“Take you back to where? You were sold to Alpha Damien; you don’t belong to the Bloodmoon pack again. They couldn’t have sold me yesterday; I mean, I was rejected yesterday night, and I probably blacked out for a few hours.
“Can I ask you a question? I really needed to know how Alpha Damien knew about me and had bought me. She nodded her head.
“When was I sold to Alpha Damien? How does he know me? Why did he choose me as his bride? I asked. Curiosity was killing me, and I had a million questions running through my mind. I stared at her eagerly as curiosity overtook the fear that had previously filled me.
“Anything Alpha Damien wants, he gets!” Those were the only words she said as I stared at her red lips, hoping some answers would come out of them.
“We have arrived.” The Beta said. As he looked back at his wife, She rolls back her gloves to cover the scar before gulping loudly. There was something about her that made me feel some way. A smile appeared on her face again as she turned to me. Her chilling gaze made my heart pound heavily against my chest.
“We are here, Amelia. She announced.
Remember all that I told you: do not disrespect the Alpha; don’t ask questions; and answer only the questions you were asked. She spoke softly, as though she were speaking to a child.The door opened, and she stepped out first. I glanced around, trying to study where we were. The Silverwood pack looks nothing like the Bloodmoon pack. There wasn’t a single thing that made them alike.Even though life in the Bloodmoon Pack had been hell for me, I would choose it over this place a million times. The environment at the Bloodmoon Pack is welcoming and cheerful, even though the people there aren’t welcoming or peaceful. While here, it feels so cold and lifeless; a sense of unfamiliarity washes through me, and I really don’t like how it made me feel.I walked slowly out of the car. I stood in front of them as Beta turned off the engine. I knew just what I had to do.My instincts kicked in, and I started to run back to where we had just come from. I had occasionally stared outside the window
We soon arrived inside the Silvermoon pack. Mrs. Rosa was pancing and panicking in the room as we walked in. Her eyes landed on me, and she rushed to meet us.“Don’t you dare run away from here again! Do you hear me?” I nodded my head gently.Now let’s go meet the Alpha; he has been expecting you. Mrs. Rosa spoke slowly. My heart started to beat against my chest again as we made her go over to him.We soon arrived in front of a room, and Mrs. Rosa knocked gently two times.Come in! A deep voice called out from the room. Fear gripped me, and my palms grew sweaty. I robbed time gently against my dress.Mrs. Rosa walked in, and I followed her closely. The smell of musk filled the room, and it reminded me of Alpha Rozan. I didn’t really want to remember him.The Alpha eyes landed on me; his son had a striking resemblance to him; they looked so much alike; the only difference was that Alpha Damien was more well built.“Get her out of my sight; I don’t want to see her today! His deep voice
Amelia’s POV—“How am I your mate?” I asked Alpha Luther who just at me confusingly.“How can you not feel the pull?” He asked me before letting go of me as I stood up after him, clean all the dirts on me.“I don’t know, I am just a weak wolf.” I murmured making him chuckle.“How was it possible my dad picked you, you can’t even connect with him, the link won’t be there.” Luther said putting on his shirt while I stood still focused on how amazing he made wearing a shirt be.He turned towards me and stared at me weirdly after not getting any response from me.“Can’t you speak?” He questioned.“I can speak just stunned.”“I know you must be shock that I called you mate but I am also just as stunned as you are since it turns out you are going to be one of my many step mother, what a weird fate the moon goddess decide to place me into.” Alpha Luther said as he hissed afterwards before walking away.“Am I really your mate or not?” I asked curiously, he stopped on his track and turned back
Amelia’s POV—-“I hereby make Amelia white my right hand bride.” Alpha Damian said in the presence of his maids and bride as some of his brides looked even more angry than anything.“Tha…” before I could thank the king I got cut off short by Luther’s entrance.“Father.” He called out to alpha Damian as he walked in but his eyes never left me for a second.“Luther, where have you been all morning..we had something to discuss about and of course I wanted to introduce you to my new bride who is now my right hand bride.” Alpha Damian said to Luther who still wouldn’t stop staring at me like he had something to say.“Amelia?” He called, making me frown. He was going to ruin how the king sees me if he said he had met me twice and now he just made things by calling my name.“How do you know her name?” The Alpha asked.“Uhmmm, I heard some maids whispering outside about how beautiful and young your new wife was.” He lied to protect me.Alpha Damian laughed loudly as the other bride joined him
Amelia’s POV—-What does he even mean by I belonged to him? I didn’t say I was going anywhere.Luther scoffed out loudly before stomping out and I stood there with my whole attention on Alpha Damian who continued to stare at Luther as he walked out.“I don’t want to ever see you around Luther.” Alpha Damian warned with an angry stare and just when I was about to reply to him he pulled me aggressively closer to him.“The only time I want to see you together is when I called for you two or else you won’t like the consequences.” He added with his grip on my hand getting tighter and hurting me as it almost like he had torn my skin and I was bleeding already.“You are hurting me.” I winced while still trying to pull away from his grip, he groaned loudly before letting go of me making me lose balance as I landed on the floor.“You made me do this to you.” He said, I couldn't look up to him as I sat on the floor helplessly till he walked out.Lady Rosa rushed in like been eavesdropping from
Amelia’s POV“Amelia,can I come in, it's Alpha Damian.” I opened my mouth in shock to the word I just heard as I glared at Luther who was also confused and speechless as we still stood in the same position.“It’s your father.” I whispered.“I know.” He whispered back and immediately I pushed him off from me.I stared around the room in frustration as I couldn’t seem to find the perfect place to hide Luther. Luther also paced around in confusion and then the next thing he did was run towards my huge closet and I hid in it.“Close it.” He ordered which I did immediately, although I was scared that Alpha Damian would find him I was still grateful he agreed to hide instead of face his father.I opened the door to see Alpha Damian also about to open the door.“What took you so long?” He asked before walking in while his beta stood outside the room.“I was in the bathroom and I had to even rush out to answer you.” I replied to him nervously….he stared around the room like he was searching fo
Amelia’s POVAfter the intense conversation I had with Alpha Damian I was expecting him to do what he wanted with me just as he had claimed but he slept off and I was very sure that Luther must have also fallen asleep.After making sure Alpha Damian was asleep I stood up quietly and tipped toed to the closet. I opened the closet to find Luther already fast asleep and even snoring, he squeezed himself tightly to a corner so he wouldn't by mistake push it open.I smiled at his figure as he even looked more charming and cute in his sleeping posture,I knew I couldn’t bring him out no matter hat so I a closed the closet tightly making sure it won’t open.I returned to the bed and after making sure Alpha Damian was still asleep I joined him and shut my eyes to sleep.The next morning I woke up and Alpha Damian wasn’t beside me, that didn’t bother me much as my main concern was Luther.I jumped up from my bed and rushed to the closet opening it widely and to my surprise Luther was also gone,
Amelia’s POV“Amelia.” Luther called again from behind me and the scene kept replaying in my head, I gasped in shock as I couldn’t believe what I had just figured out ...Alpha Damian is finding me and Luther too suspicious together and is now pouring all the aggression on me…“Leave me alone Luther,please.” I pleaded and at the same time still trying to hold in all the tears in my eyes.“Get up Amelia, the king said I should come check on you as you are absent on the dining table.” Luther said, making me turn around, I stood up slowly as he stared at my stained dress in shock.“What happened?” He questioned, but all I did was just walk out on him.I rushed to the dining room with my clothes stil stained as I didn’t bother to change the dress, I walked into the dining hall and all the bride turned to look at me as few of them also felt disgusted, none of them had also changed their dress but since they all weren’t pushed to the ground by Lady Rosa their dress still seemed perfect.“Ame
Amelia povIt was finally the final showdown,Amelia and Alpha Damien faced each other, their eyes locked in a fierce gaze. Alpha was flanked by Amelia on one side, and he looked confident that they could take me down.What they didn't know was that I had recently gained new powers, making me a formidable opponent. With a sudden burst of energy, I charged towards Alpha Damien, catching him off guard. Damian tried to intervene, but I was too quick for him. I used my powers to knock him back, then turned her attention towards Lucy. We both engaged in a fierce battle, each one of us determined to come out on top. Punches were thrown, kicks were aimed,Just when I thought I was finally winning the battle, that was when Alpha Damian took a quick trick on my father.And immediately just then the flashback of my vision came back, and I knew I had to stop it. This was what I was trying to avoid.Again, I wouldn't let it happen to my father; no matter what, he was the most important person. Ev
Amelia povI couldn’t understand why I was seeing my father in a vision I didn’t ask for…I looked at my father and felt so heartbroken.I couldn’t understand why he would be showing up in my dreams, I decided to consult from my inner wolf and she immediately explained to me why I had seen him and tells me it was my future, I immediately asked if I wcould change it for I didn’t want to watch my own father and the only person who was of great help to me, I had lost everyone who I believed in and he was all I have left, I wasn’t going to let him slip off so easily….it was my only chance to Show my father I really cared about.“I want to save him no matter what.” I said to my inner wolf and she immediately understood.I wanted to see if there was a way I could stop what was going to happen from happening, and without wasting any time, she took me there. I was now happy that me and my inner wolf were now one.My inner wolf wasted no time in taking me back to the future. Just when I was abo
Amelia pov“Are you trying to tell me that this was all the niceness you did? Everything was just an act.” I yelled at him.“What else do you want to tell me that will shock me that you knew he was my father, too?” I said to Luther, who began to step back,“Look, Amelia, when my father locked me up. he said a lot of things to me, and part of it, since he said to me, was that you had gone missing, and he knew you were going to escape, and I was to bring you back or else I would never become the king of the throne, and you know that he means everything.”Luther SaidI could not believe everything he was saying to me. Was this true? Could I even trust Luther, the only man I thought I could trust all my life? It seemed like I had just been duped again by a man.If what my father said was right, he did not just look like alpha Damien but also carried the exact copy of his father. I couldn't even imagine in my head that he would want to betray me and take me back to my father.Just when I wa
Amelia povI became a bit scared as I wondered what my father's words would be. Then he moved closer to me;“he cannot be your mate. What sort of thing is the moon Goddess trying to do with me? Why would she turn everything around when I was never at fault? I lost Ashina through his father, and now she binds you two together. I would never agree to that,” he said to me, and I could feel my world crashing into pieces. I could not believe he was saying this.I thought he would support me despite everything, but from the look of it, he wasn't supporting me at all, so instead, I decided to do him wrong.“Luther is not a bad person, you are the one seeing him as a bad person, but he is the best person. He is the one who has been supporting me all this while, and honestly, do you want to hear his groundbreaking news?” I told my father and then turned to Luther because I knew the news I was about to give would shatter both of them, and even Luther had no idea of it.I knew I was being unfair
Amelia povMy father still seemed puzzled, but I understood what I wanted, and even my inner wolf also understood what I meant, which I thought My inner wolf did until she asked again. Was I sure about what I wanted to unleash?“Your power will take a lot of strength from you, and at the same time, many people will know that the priestess who was meant to have been dead is alive. Do you want that to happen? Do you want them to start searching for you again? You knew what your mother had to pass through. She had to risk even your real identity from your father just because she wanted to keep you safe with her power, and I have used all the strength in me to keep it sealed all these years. Even when you got to talk to me, I still didn't show it to you, even though I needed to give it to you badly,” my inner wolf said, but I did not care; I had already decided. Just when I was about to make my final decision, the door to the throne room was opened, and the last person I wanted to see wal
Amelia povAlpha Damien had rejected his actual mate, and that was when the Moon Goddess had to ruin everything by telling my father that his mate was none other than Ashina. That was where all the war and problems were.I couldn't say this was not what Alpha Damian had said to me; this wasn't what he had told me, and this was what he told me later. He had lied to both of us and had manipulated us into doing all these things.Also, he had kept something this huge from us. My father continued his story by telling me about how Alpha Damien never let Ashina rest, as he could also feel that Ashina was not an ordinary person because she could do things another werewolf like her could not do. So one of the days, Alpha Damien came to meet my father and asked if he knew anything about Ashina.Still, my father couldn't say anything for he was also in love with Ashina and wanted to keep her for himself, even though he was the first to find her. My father kept the secret about Ashina's power awa
Amelia pov“I know you will never be able to believe me, but I am telling you the truth. I searched everywhere for you. I couldn't find you, and no matter how hard I tried, I still couldn't find you. When I asked your mother what your name was, she only told me that you were called Leah, but I searched everywhere, and I could not find any child born the same day as you with the name Leah.”My father said, and I could almost cry as I realized why he never found me.It was because my mum had always hidden me with my inner wolf name. She called me my inner Wolf, not the name I was known as; why would she do something like that? What was she trying to hide? I decided it was time for me to ask my father. I needed to know what exactly her reason was.I'm still holding the emotions I felt, but I did not want him to know. I felt bad that he could never find me and that it was all the fault of my inner will for giving everyone a new name when I was initially named Leah. I could not understand w
Amelia povHe soon noticed my present and his beta immediately tapped him on the shoulder as he turned around to look at me. As he stepped back, he continued to step back, and even his better noticed and ran to hold him, but he seemed so shocked.Melody could not understand what was happening because the way he seemed so shocked was even shocking to her. She could not believe it! He was shocked to see one of us.Just when I thought he was making up his reaction, he suddenly called the name of my mother, Asina, And that moment, I knew he and Alpha Damien had something to do with my mother, and I looked so much like my mother, just like Alpha Damian had said, that means something must be wrong somewhere. I needed to know what was happening, so I moved closer to him. Even though I hated him so much, I will never forgive him for abandoning me and going on with his life. Despite knowing he had a daughter, I still wanted to understand why he was so shocked to see me.Was it the exact copy o
Amelia povI stare at the door in flight but turn around to look at Melody. I noticed that she didn't seem scared at all like she knew what was going on and what was already happening, and that made me even more frightened.I immediately connected with my inner wolf as I slowly distrusted Melody. She might have been so nice to me, but when I told her we were related, I could slowly feel her fading away, which frightened me.I called my inner wolf quickly, and she answered me; “what is wrong?” She said. “I think Melody called someone here, and I need you to help me. I thought you said we are powerful; at least, let me see what our power can do.”I said to my inner wolf.I waited for my inner wolf to speak up, but she was still quite frustrated with me.Just then, Melody dropped down the photo and began to walk towards the door.“I think something is about to happen,” I said to my inner wolf, and she immediately began to sniff.I could hear her sniff in the environment. Then she seemed a