(BlueMoon Pack)
Aurora's POV
As I applied the last bit of concealer to hide the bruises on my face, my gaze fell on my reflection. My eyes were still hollow and gaunt but unfortunately, there was nothing I could do about that. I was putting on one of my mother's old gowns which she had dropped the night before. My mom had adjusted it to my size and it looked good if you could ignore the already fading color.
I gripped the counter tightly until my fist turned white. I was nervous. When I walk out that door now, I would be claimed as someone else's. Knowing my mate was out there somewhere made matters worse. Would he ever consider taking me back if he finds out that I'm already mated and married off to another man?
Leo and I had been friends in our childhood until he hit puberty and started acting coldly towards me. He always bullied and insulted whenever he saw me and tonight wouldn't be any different. Was the Alpha too blind to see that if his son truly loved me as he claimed, he wouldn't treat me like shit that he could spit on? Was my father blind too? They obviously were.
I was startled by a loud bang on my door. “What the hell are you still doing in there?! If you don't come here right this minute—” My father's voice rang out behind the door.
His threat was clear as day, I immediately let go of the counter, looking at myself one more time in the mirror, I quickly walked out of my room and opened the door. My father looked at me up and down, disapproval clear in his features but thankfully, he didn't say a word about it.
“Come.” He ordered gruffly and I immediately followed behind him like a lost puppy. My body instinctively listened to orders after years of being ordered around.
We got out of the house and walked towards the Alpha's house where the ceremony was going to be held. I ducked my head to the ground as whispers flew past us as we passed.
“Look at her, she's so ugly.” I heard someone say.
“I know right? Do you see her clothes? They look so dirty and...old.” The other replied. I felt anger surge through me at their words, but I couldn't do anything. In this pack, I was weak and defenseless.
So, I listened to every criticism they had to say about me. They all felt like shards of glass being pricked on my body.
“I wonder what Leo saw in her. He could have someone better, someone like me. I'm fit to be the Luna, not this ugly whore.” Lucy said. Lucy had always held a grudge against me when I was still friends with Leo in our childhood and it just got worse when it was announced that he was getting married to me.
I sneaked a peek in her direction and immediately regretted it. Her eyes were already on me as she glared at me with jealousy. If only she knew how much I didn't want to get married to my bully, Leo. Goddess! It would have been better if he was getting married to Lucy. At least, I would have been free to devise my plans of escaping this hell hole.
Before the wedding was announced, I was ready to start making plans of escaping the pack with my mother and never coming back. But that hope was squashed when they dropped the marriage bomb on me.
“Move faster.” My father barked, pushing me forward to work faster. I knocked my foot on a stone and lost my balance, just as I was about to fall to the ground, someone held me from falling. Turning around to see who saved me from embarrassing myself, I saw none other than Leo.
A scowl immediately replaced the grateful smile on my face. Leo smirked as soon as he saw my reaction towards him. He turned to my father and ordered rudely, “Leave.” He waved him off, my father immediately scurried away.
He hooked his arm with mine as he walked us into the grand hall. I tried to remove his hand from mine, but he only held on tighter, finally giving up, I let him lead us inside. It was decorated with white interiors and daisies. I immediately scrunched up my nose as soon as I saw the daisies.
“I figured you liked daisies, so I got plenty of them for you.” Leo smirked, knowing what he said was a lie.
The truth was, I hated daisies. In fact, I was allergic to them and Leo obviously did this to spite me. “You're an asshole.” I gritted my teeth at him.
He rolled his eyes. “When you become my wife, I will have to teach you how to properly talk to your husband.” He said the word 'wife' with glinted eyes. “Oh, and you know the fun part?” He asked, leaning closer to me. His breath reeked of alcohol and it was all I could do not to haul right there. “Our wedding night.” He whispered in my ear, making me freeze. “I'm going to show you exactly what a man and wife do on their wedding night. You are so going to enjoy it.”
My lips curled in disgust as I pushed him away from me. He staggered a little before catching himself. “I'm not going to have sex with you, Leo. Never.” I added for good measure. The thought alone repulsed me. He must be completely delusional to think I was going to give my body to him after forcing me into a meaningless marriage with him.
An angry expression crossed Leo's features as he gripped my arm painfully digging his nails into my skin. “I think you've forgotten your place here, bitch. You're a slave. A worthless little slave. You should be thankful that I chose to get married to your stupid self. I could have chosen a better and more beautiful woman but I fucking chose you, you ungrateful bitch!” He yelled, gaining the attention of some people but they didn't interfere and went back to their business like nothing happened.
“Let go of me!” I hissed at him, but he didn't budge. “I didn't ask you to choose me in the first place. Like you said, you could have chosen a more beautiful girl but yet you chose me.” I said, grinning forcefully while trying not to wince as his finger pierced my skin.
He was just about to retort when the Alpha announced the beginning of the ceremony. He gave me one last glare as he said, “I'm going to have you, Rory. I don't care if I have to do it forcefully.” And with that, he strutted off as if he hadn't just insinuated that he was going to r*pe me.
Here goes nothing. There was no going back now. I was really going to get married to Leo and be stuck in this pack for the rest of my life.
If only there was a way I could get out of this...
(Silvermaw Pack) Previous Day. Kaizen's POVI turned to my beta as he strutted into my office unannounced. I narrowed my eyes on him, he knew I hated to be disturbed when I'm working but he was the only one who could get away with that. He plopped down on the seat opposite me and grinned. He was annoying the fuck out of me right now. And I knew I was seconds away from lashing out at him. “What the fuck do you want?” I snapped, slamming my pen on the table. He rolled his eyes. “Calm down, Kai —” “Alpha.” I corrected, narrowing my eyes at him. “What?” He asked with mock innocence. I could see the glint of mischief in his eyes and I'll be glad to wipe off that smug look from his face. “It's Alpha Kaizen, you dimwit.” I snapped. “Now tell me what the fuck you want or you leave this minute.”“A little grumpy today, are we?” I ground my teeth together. “Who am I kidding? When are you never grumpy? You have a stick shoved up your ass twenty four seven.”I clenched my fist. “Sébastien
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A loud knock snapped my attention to the door. Who could it be? She wasn't expecting anybody and Kaizen had left the house a few hours ago. I decided to ignore it and continue cleaning the living room, but when the knocking became more impatient, I hopped to her feet and walked to the door. To my surprise, it was Zane. I gasped as I saw the state of his face. “What the hell happened to your face?” He looked badly beaten, his jaw was swollen and he has a cut on his lips. He grinned, looking completely unaffected. He walked part me, going into the kitchen. I trailed behind wondering what the hell was going on. But I had an inkling of who would have done that to him, what I needed was the confirmation that Kaizen had actually fought with him. Zane took out a bottle of water from the fridge and gulped it down directly from the bottle. I wanted to protest but held back. I didn't know the guy even though I was slightly comfortable with him. But, after years of not being mistreated, it
Kaizen's POV. “This is a very good position. Anyone would be eager to accept this once in a lifetime opportunity. And you're telling me that you're not going to accept it? Are you insane?” Sébastien tried to reason, we've been going over this for the one hour, but he doesn't seem to get it. I had organized a party in my club to celebrate my birthday, but that wasn't really going well right now. I was not interested in being a king. That shit took too much stress, and I already have so much on my plate as it is. Being a king was not on my bucket list. “I am still your Alpha, Seb. And you will accord me with respect.” I growled. “I'm not interested in being a king and that is final.” I stated with finality. As an Alpha, I have the right to choose if I wanted to remain mate less, but being a king —I had to choose a queen in the future, a wife, and I wasn't quite ready for that.I would have to accept her. Aurora. My wolf has been bugging me for the past hour because I hadn't brought o
Kaizen's POV Aurora was still sound asleep when we got to the house. I got out of the car and carried her bridal style up the stairs and into my room. Zane silently trailed behind me. I tucked her into my bed, watching as she snuggled into the warm blanket. I pulled her heels off her legs and covered her with the warm blanket. I would change her into one of my shirts, preferably when Zane wasn't here. I quickly made a trip to the bathroom to wash away the bastard's filthy blood off of me before coming out. Together, Zane and I walked out of her room not before checking her one last time. We walked over to the bar and I poured my self a glass of whiskey, gulping it in one go, I didn't wince as the taste burned down my throat. Zane quietly took a glass and poured himself a drink too. I was sure he could feel my burning glare on the side of his face, but he pretended not to notice as he continued sipping in silence. “Why the fuck did you bring her to the club? And in that slutty dre