Swara’s POV
Luckily, my family was yet to be back.
I dialled his number again. He picked up on the fifth trial.
“Hey, Bram. Are you good? I got worried.” I asked in a rush.
“I’m sorry Swara. I got caught up in something. Happy Birthday, my love. I’m sorry I couldn’t show up this morning.”
“You could have called babe. I was left in the dark. I waited all day for you.”
Í know I kept you waiting and I’m deeply sorry, Swara. I will make it up to you, I promise. There is somewhere I’d love to take you soon.” I could hear a voice in the background and sudden silence. “I’ve got to go dear. We will talk later.”
“Alright.” Barely had I finished when he hung up.
His action took me by surprise. Was he in a meeting? He was acting strange. He’d normally excuse himself from a meeting to talk to me. And we’d talk for hours. But tonight’s call felt rushed and off.
I calmed my thoughts from running wild and thinking amiss. Alpha Bram will never hurt me deliberately like my father. He was one of the few people in my life that I could trust. Bram was trustworthy. I’m sure something came up that required his absolute attention and concentration. He probably had a low battery or his phone was not nearby to pick up my call.
I know I was not to see him except he sent for me, but I couldn’t help but worry.
I wrote a note for my family, leaving it on the centre table. The note read, “I went to see the pack doctor. I’m sick and need medications. I’m sorry I will be unable to show up for Saloni’s birthday party.”
I took out a few coins I had stored up in an embossed card box. I took a cab to Bram’s quarters in his family estate.
When I arrived at the estate, I could see the whole place buzzing. A red light glittering on the borders of the gate read, “HAPPY BIRTHDAY SALONI.”
Just Saloni.
Little did I know the party was going to be at Alpha Bram’s house.
Why did no one inform me? Not even Bram.
Even if our relationship was to be kept a secret, I wouldn’t have blown our cover. He could have trusted me enough to tell me.
I felt like turning back to go home. I didn’t want to interrupt and make him upset about showing up.
I decided to give him a heads-up that I was there. I dialed his number but he wasn’t picking up.
I made my way into the estate. I was allowed in. Everyone knew I was Alpha Miles’s daughter.
The party was one in town.
Even the butlers were exquisitely dressed. And the whole place was decorated like a wedding event.
It seemed to be a white party. Everyone wore white except for me. I wore green. I surely didn’t get the memo.
Wine and rich cologne permeated my nose. I looked everywhere for my family but it seemed they were yet to arrive or probably in a secluded area talking to Alpha Bram’s parents. They were relieved of pack duties and retired early. Their son ran the pack in good stead.
I decided to look for Alpha Bram but the whispers from people got me self-conscious. I wore green while they all wore white. Their faces looked like they needed an explanation for my rebellious dress.
“What are you wearing?” A trouble-looking nobody had appeared from nowhere.
“I’m wearing my dress.”
My response made him laugh and those around him chuckled.
“Of course, it is your dress. I think it was passed down to you from a maid. You seem cheap. You look cheap too.”
“You have no idea what you are talking about. My boyfriend got me this dress from Italy. Limited edition.”
“Oh, I was wrong. It was passed down to you from a cheap prostitute whose client lied to her about getting it from Italy. Tell me something – does this prostitute happen to be your friend?”
In terror and to my disbelief, he ripped a part of my dress to prove his point. A pound of my fresh thighs showed. I felt so embarrassed. But that was not the worst that could happen.
“You’ve got masculine thighs too. Tell me, what is a lowlife like yourself doing here?”
I wanted to tell them I was Alpha Miles’ daughter too. That would have sent chills down their spine and made them back off.
But the words were not forthcoming. Tears clung to my throat and I pushed past the crowd to get to the bathroom. First I need to cry my heart out before getting out of here.
I didn’t want Bram to see like this.
I could as well take him to that cheeky guy and he will beat him to a pulp.
As I ran, I bumped into an attendant. We both crashed on the floor. Falling clumsily on top of the attendant, I spilt wine all over my body.
That got the stares and laughter with a few “sorry” from the crowd.
The attendant lashed out at me. “Why weren’t you looking?”
Even an attendant could talk to me anyhow. He must have recognized I was a nobody with my torn and cheap dress.
By now, a tear had slipped from my cheek and I was almost going blind from my cloudy eyes.
I quickly got to the bathroom and splattered water on my dress. But it was already ruined.
A couple was right next to me but I could care less about their moaning and grunting.
Not until I noticed a familiar clothing on the floor. My head did an anti-clockwise spiral like I was in dreamland.
Bram had that type of shirt I was seeing on the bathroom floor.
I turned to see the couple wrapped in each other’s warmth and wetness. They were so preoccupied with grabbing their goodies and hardly noticing me. I thought my eyes were deceiving me when I saw Bram passionately kissing my sister as he was thrashing into her.
How could he be with another lady in such a public place where anyone could see him?
Or was this his reputation with the ladies?
I was the foolish romantic believing his lies and hiding our relationship status in secrecy – even when he was my fated mate.
I was about to leave when he pulled out from her and went down on her. His hardness glistened and shiny with thick-coated white cum, was bobbing up and down from orgasm.
I had never seen what he looked like down there. And I was angry that my sister was enjoying what was supposed to be mine.
I had to cover my mouth with my hand as I almost screamed.
It was my sister getting slutted out by my man.
The disbelief that Bram would hurt me this way had me transfixed to the spot.
He was milking my sister’s wet folds dry as he twisted her nipples with both hands.
He had her calling his name.
Could this be what kept him busy all day?
Soon she got off the high cliff and reciprocated the favour by sucking him off. He was resting comfortably against the wall while she faced my direction.
This time around, she maintained eye contact with me.
She knew all along I had been standing there. She only pretended not to know.
She gave me a smirk look. But maintained a lust-distorted face.
After she was done and he gave her a facial, she swallowed. “I want more of you, Bram. Tired of being your mistress only in bed.”
“I’m fated to Swara. I know she has a weak wolf and I’d get a lower rank in the pack hierarchy if I mate with her. But I need to get you pregnant so you can give me a strong heir that will take over when I’m finally mated to her.”
“That doesn’t make any sense to me.” She said in between kissing him. It was a deep wet kiss. Bram had never kissed me like that. And for that long.
He pulled her firmly to himself – her breast hardly breathing against his chest. She looked lovingly into his eyes as his hands rummaged through her bare butt in a lustful massage.
“I can’t carry your pups. Except you reject her. If you want an heir bad enough, you will reject her this minute. She’s been watching us. She knows everything now.” Swara heard her twin negotiate with her fiancé. They were supposed to be married after her wolf got stronger. But here he was promising another lady his love and loyalty.
He turned in shock to see standing there – a shadow of myself. My eyes spoke words my mouth could not utter.
Tears flowed freely down my cheeks. And I was too hurt to do anything about it.
Still, I waited for him to provide me with an explanation. I waited for him to push Saloni away and crawl to me.
I waited for him to cover his nakedness.
I waited for him to say something.
Rather he pulled Saloni to himself and uttered. “The day is finally here. I’m sorry Swara. We can’t be together. Pull yourself for the day when I finally reject you. I won’t do that yet because I’ve hurt you enough. And that wasn’t my fault. You were only someone to be pitied. Because you kept forcing yourself on me. You are nice and sweet. Your second chance mate will be lucky to have you. Even though you have a weak wolf.”
His words rang like a bell in my head.
My brain pushed my legs to run. And I did. I wanted to beg him. But I wouldn’t give my twin sister the satisfaction.
I ran till I couldn’t see my path and stumbled upon a flower vase. I fell with a thud and two pairs of eyes peered at me – one in bewilderment and the other in triumph.
Swara’s POVI noticed there was a backdoor right where they stood. Sure it led to the bathroom. Little wonder, they could catch up with me so fast.I was out of breath from running and too weak to fight.I felt like beating Bram to a pulp but I was no match for him.So I faced my twin sister. I was no match for her either. But I was willing to give it a try.“How could you Saloni?” I matched across to her, willing to slap her. But she was faster than me. She caught my hand and held it firmly.“You know I’m more useful to him than you are. It’s high time you accepted the truth.”“And what is the truth?” I yelled still struggling to free my hand. But she wouldn’t budge.“The truth is he can never be with you. He was only stalling till the right time to tell you. If he ever makes you, that’d be after I’ve given him an heir so your weak energy doesn’t tamper with his vital essence.”“How could you do this to me, Saloni?” Tears wouldn’t stop brimming down my cheeks.“Balme it on your wolf
Bram’s POVI couldn’t bear to look at her innocent and pain-filled eyes when I rejected her. But I needed to make a drastic decision for the good of my future.I watched Swara sleep. She had passed out on me when I said those words to her. “Don’t do that, Swara. This is not you. Don’t make me lose my respect for you.”I must have hurt her badly. But I hope she looks past the hurt and understand why I did what I did.If I had not rejected her, she would always be the envy of her sister and father. And my pack will make life a living hell for her.With her weak wolf, it’s hardly she will survive conception. It’s either she survives the child or she dies at childbirth.I didn’t want any of those for her.I remembered how we first met. It was during her shifting ceremony. I was happy to have met my fated mate. But I didn’t approach her then. I waited and stalked her movement.I deliberately bumped into her at the shopping mall one fateful evening in a bid to talk to her.Her shopping item
Swara’s POV I felt a sharp pain in my head as I rose to consciousness. The heavy rays of light that filled the room through the window made me think it was morning. Fresh memories of what happened hours ago came gushing into my subconsciousness. I thought I would be tired of crying by now yet my eyes started to get misty. I got out of bed – feeling stiff all over. I winced in pain as I felt it burdensome to move my waist. Slowly, I made way for the mirror. What a mess I was! My eyes contained 12 years of sorrow and bucketful of tears that were about to rain down on my cheeks. I lost the effort to wipe my teary face and just allowed my mind to brood over my worst birthday. I’ve always had it worse. But this was the worst. One time my father flogged me on my birthday for going out with friends to celebrate. He had bought Saloni a cake and I didn’t get to eat a bite. He had taken her out while I enslaved them in the kitchen. After I was done, I grew bored and depressed. And I
Alpha Reon’s POVPeople say I’m the most vicious Alpha to kill my father and usurp the throne from him. What they don’t know is what he did to me first.He killed my fated mate.Why?She was a descendant of the family that committed treason.Father wouldn’t hear my pleas to spare her. Moreso, she didn’t take part in the treason.He believed she wanted me for the sole purpose of seeking revenge for her family.Since the day he issued the command to have her beheaded, I have never been the same again. If my father could do something as callous as killing his woman, I’d continue to make people fear me and my sword.When I lived under my father’s shadow, people saw me as a weak heir. One who can’t rule and be as brave as his father.I was glad to have been given a chance to prove them wrong.All the court officials have nothing on me.Some have tried to get in my favour by suggesting I marry from their clan.But I’d hear nothing of it.I wasn’t in the mood to take on another woman.Judith
Alpha Reon’s POV“What do you want with her?” I asked the bloodthirsty men. “What did she do so wrong? On whose orders are you acting?”The commander in charge stepped forward to give me a response. I knew his name to be Gamma Atticus.“My King. Her father gave the orders to kill her.”“Why would a father want to kill his daughter?! No matter what she did wrong, that’s outrageous!” I exclaimed. I was the least surprised considering what my father did to me. Judith was my life. And when he killed her, he took my life.“Swara is on the run because she has lost her mind since Bram called it off with her. She stole her father’s car and money. Even some of Saloni’s clothes. Because of this, her father decreed she is now a rogue and to be handled as such!” Gamma Atticus spelt it out to me.I scrunched my nose in disgust.“Young lady, your name is Swara?” I turned to look into her eyes.Her pleading eyes.“Please don’t allow them to kill me. My father wants me dead at all costs. I didn’t ste
Alpha Bram’s POVI was all nervous and apprehensive upon hearing from Saloni that her twin was dead.I got even more angry but could not show it when I heard her father was the cause.To be sure he heard correctly, I dragged Gamma Atticus to a corner and dealt him a few hard blows for killing my woman.“She was my fated mate for God’s sake! How could you have killed her even if her father commanded it?!”I kept throwing jabs and punches at him – as though it’d dissipate my anger.Gamma Atticus didn’t retaliate neither did he dodge those punches.“You could have done something.” Atticus bellowed.I was about to deal him another punch till his last statement.I punched into the dry air instead, growling in grief and disbelief at Swara’s death.Asking Atticus, “What could I have done?” My eyes were filling with tears.“You could have accepted her as your mate despite her weak wolf. Despite what people will say. Everyone has their weak side. You could have complimented her weakness while
Swara’s POV“How did your meeting with Olivia go?”“And who told you about Olivia?”“Your two jolly Betas won’t some burning my ears with stories of her. She seems to adore you seeing how long you spent with her.”“Who wouldn’t adore me?”“That would be me. Until I saw how you saved my life tonight.”“I simply did my duty. But why would your father want to hurt you?”“I’m not his biological daughter. Mother cheated on me and even in her grave, he still holds it against her.”“I’m sorry about that. You must have had it rough with him.”I was surprised to hear the Almighty Alpha telling me sorry.He was ruthless back then – issuing commands and up till now, wearing a frown.“I did everything to make my father proud of me. But I couldn’t measure up. Ever felt that way?”“My father killed my beloved. So I can relate. Even the woman I chose back then was not good enough for him.”“Oh my! Why would he kill her?”“Story for another. Have you any mate?”The question came unexpectedly to me.“
Alpha Bram’s POVIt was my wedding night. I was supposed to be happy but I wasn’t.I had always imagined spending my life with Swara.Not her evil twin sister.I was unhappy with how my life was turning out.Soon I had to see a therapist or I’d live a shadow of myself.“What are you thinking about, my love?”Saloni had come to join me on the bed.If only she knew how disgusted I felt towards her.Funny how before marriage, I couldn't bear the thought of sleeping with her.But now she was repulsive to me.I couldn’t believe I had the erection to cheat on Swara with her.“I’m so happy our dream wedding came true.” Saloni blushed as she wrapped her arms around him.“True,” I responded dryly.It was then she looked up at me.“Something must be bothering you. Why do you look so gloomy?”I wasn’t ready for her suspicious eyes. So I decided to act excited.“It’s just the fatigue from the wedding, my love. Come here and kiss me.” I emphatically placed my hands on her lips.She took my offer a