Semua Bab Why Go for Second Best?: Bab 1 - Bab 10

Unable to put up with Cole and his friends' crass commentary any longer, the Elder of Ceremonies beside me spoke up in my defense. "Sir, Ms. Leah does indeed have a wedding here today. Didn't you hear that the Alpha King will marry her today?"A deathly silence fell upon the room. The next second, Cole kicked the Elder of Ceremonies and sent the latter flying into the corner of the wall. He growled, "How dare you, a mere Elder of Ceremonies, make up such filthy lies about my uncle?"My uncle told the public that he will be marrying a daughter of nobility today, one who was sired by a hero of Lunholm, no less! Leah isn't worthy of such an honor! One more lie from you, and I'll rip your tongue out!"I argued, "My father, Alastair, died protecting Lunholm, which makes me a hero's daughter. Furthermore, I come from a long line of nobility. How does that make me undeserving of the honor of marrying the Alpha King?""Stop flattering yourself, Leah. Your father stopped being a hero of Lun

An icy gleam flashed in Cole's eyes, and his face darkened as he stalked toward me. He gave me a merciless shove. While struggling to regain my footing, I accidentally pulled off my necklace, which was adorned with a wolf fang pendant inlaid with sapphire.I hurriedly picked up the necklace and dusted it off, then gingerly cradled it in my palms. My mother once told me it was my father's greatest wish to witness my marriage. The wolf fang was the only part of his remains that had not been damaged or destroyed when he died on the battlefield.I couldn't believe Cole nearly crushed the wolf fang before my wedding started. I was still fuming when I heard Camilla point out dejectedly, "Leah, I know you don't want Cole to marry me, but how could you bring your father's remains here? Are you trying to curse us?"Why else would you have done this if not to bring bad luck on my and Cole's baby? You'll only make Cole hate you more. Get that filthy thing out of my sight right now! It's bad en

Cole was suffocating. He choked out his reply, "It's…Leah… The stupid woman who's been hounding me… Don't get worked up over someone like her…"Fenryr was so outraged to hear this that he threw Cole against the door, breaking it open with Cole's sheer weight.I was helpless inside the room, pinned to the ground by Cole's friends. Upon seeing this, Fenryr immediately roared and charged toward the men holding me down, tearing them off me and flinging them away.His eyes were wide with fury and disbelief as he scooped me up from the floor. Frantic, he assessed my wounds and asked, "Leah… Are you all right? I'm sorry I wasn't here to protect you."Resentment and hurt overwhelmed me as I buried myself in his embrace. "Fenryr, they destroyed my necklace, the one with my father's only remains, then tried to force themselves on me!"The Elder of Ceremonies hurried to my side with a first-aid kit and began cleaning my wounds. She'd woken up when Cole's friends tried to force themselves on

The prayer bell chimed thrice, and under the guidance of the Elder of Ceremonies, I slowly walked toward the mate at the altar with whom I'd be spending the rest of my life.I wore the wedding dress Fenryr designed, and as he stared at me, I could feel his loving, intent gaze on me even behind the veil."In the name of the Moon Goddess," Fenryr began, his voice a low and somber rumble. "I, Fenryr Greyhouse, the Alpha King of Lunholm, am bound to Leah Blackwell as mates today."I reached a hand toward him and let Fenryr slip the Sacred Ring he'd retrieved not too long ago onto my finger. Then, I recited my vows. "In the name of the Moon Goddess, I, Lweah Blackwell, am bound to Fenryr Greyhouse as mates."Under the beckoning of the priests and priestesses, the Moon Goddess graced us with her presence. The sapphire on the Sacred Ring suddenly flared with a bright beam, intersecting with the light from the blood moonstone on the altar.My heart careened from beat to beat. I'd been so

The sound of dripping water cut through the deathly silence like a blunt knife, deafening and aggravating one's nerves between intervals.The guards on duty opened the prison door for me, and only then did I see Cole on the electric chair.The silver chain that had shackled me was now bound around his neck, and it gleamed menacingly under the dim lights. I could see the wounds mapping his body; it seemed he was doing far worse than I had while I was serving my sentence.When Cole saw me, his eyes lit up with hope. "Leah, have you come to save me? I knew you were the only woman who loved me! Camilla lost her mind and aborted our child on top of accusing me of murdering her father!"I've been locked up here and tortured since. I'm going mad as it is. You're the only one who's come to see me. Get me out of here, and I promise I'll make you my wife!"I eyed him contemptuously and sneered. "Who do you think helped Camilla identify her father's killer?"It was me. After hearing what Ca