All Chapters of The Cursed Alpha And His Rejected Bride: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

Diana “He’s a powerful prince of the North, now,” my father said, his voice sounding sarcastically caring. Like it mattered. It didn’t. What mattered was getting rid of me. But I welcomed it. I was about to check myself out anyway. I had spent years wishing for a way out, a miracle—something to rip me from this place that never wanted me. And now, when it finally happened, it wasn’t on my terms. It was on his. Can’t a girl have something for once? Welp… “So?” I put on a sarcastic glare like I didn’t know where he was going with this. “You’re going to get married to him,” he clarified. I rolled my eyes, “Finally” “Have your clothing and materials ready before tomorrow. My men would come and take you naked if you’re not ready by the time they are,” his tone was dismissive as always. I was already walking out of the pack house by then. I had my bags packed before the sun went down and didn’t sleep through the night. A knock sounded at my door at first light

Edric Silence. Thick, suffocating, unrelenting silence, just how I liked it. I could tell she was uncomfortable. She dared not breathe heavily, and she stuck to only one corner of the room. It was almost as if one step from her would have me or Muzan pouncing I didn’t move either. I didn’t utter a single word. I simply kept my eyes on the parchment on my desk, and let my quill trace lines of whatever came to my head. “She thinks she is about to die,” thick, guttural groans only I could hear cackled. It was Bane, my wolf. “You blame her?” I hummed internally, holding back a chuckle. I could smell it on her. The dread stuck to the back of her throat like the bitter aftertaste of rum, and her pulse ran miles faster than Bane in the forest, chasing after a boar. “She fears us.” I didn’t respond. Of course, she feared us. They all did. In fact, at this point, it felt necessary. The more they feared him, the more likely they were to stay away from him, and as long as they d

Diana“Mine.” I heard the word loud and clear. At first, I thought it was just a predatory growl or something that got stuck in his mouth.But no.He was uttering the word that claimed me as his possession.And here, I thought I could finally be free.“Just let me go,” I begged, not really even meaning it because I knew it was impossible.He was in front of me now, and faster than I could blink. I closed my eyes and longed for the inevitable end. My heart raced faster than my legs had run, and I just hoped that he wasn’t the type that liked to play with his food.I never thought about how I’d die.I just knew it was inevitable one day.“How do we do this?” he purred, his voice low and unnerving. It stiffened my spine.I stayed silent.“Slow and painful?” I felt a hot puff of air flood my face and when I opened my eyes, he was right there, in front of me.I couldn’t breathe. My body couldn’t will itself to, paralyzed with terror.“Or quick and painless?” his eyes glowed in the darknes

DianaIt hurt to stand.But I had to. I would need to run…I thought. But he could catch me if he wanted to anytime.My entire body trembled, and I could barely see out of my tear-stricken eyes.He was faking it. This monster was faking being poisoned.Just how much of a mess is this? And how cruel were we to have put me in the jaws of something so inescapable? He should have just killed me.For the sake of the moon goddess, he should have put a knife through my chest and left me to bleed to my death!Muzan shook his head. “Come on, now, Diana -”“No, no…” Edric interrupted. “Let her be. This was a good try. If she does it often enough, I’ll get enough stomach upsets and just might let her go.”Muzan looked at me. “No, he would not let you go.”Edric chuckled…humorlessly. “I wouldn’t.”I did the only thing I could do.Cry.I’m sure I have cried more today than I have over the past week. Everything felt like it didn’t want to kill me. It just wanted to suffocate me enough to take the fi

DianaI left the room with a mixture of anger and something else.The something else was from the time he came close to me. I felt something that I couldn’t explain.Oddly enough, I wanted to feel it again. It was a rush. Fear? Sweet fear? The feeling of hanging over a cliff, knowing that if you fall, there’s water to break it…or playing with a dangerous animal that is familiar to you, knowing that somehow, it can never harm you.It was nice.But I was still angry.He said I had somewhere to be.Yes. Free! That’s where I needed to be!I opened the nearest door and snuck inside, hoping Muzan wouldn’t see me and load me with some more of those jobs he does that just…never end.I entered the hall and planned to cry, but I couldn’t.It was really dusty, so I knew that if Muzan saw me here, he’d wonder why I wasn’t cleaning.And if he was a werewolf, he’d sniff me out with mid-level difficulty.So, why not just clean, I guess?I went back to the kitchen to retrieve a rag and came back to b