CHAPTER THREE
Aurora's POV“Mate” I repeated the word he had just uttered, almost in joy, but the look in my mate's eyes made me understand that not all is well and that there is absolutely nothing for me to be joyful about.I take a step backwards to escape his closeness that intimidates me, but to my greatest shock, he stalks closer to me and runs his hand through my long black hair. He grabs it tight and pushes me against the wall where I hit my back hard and a loud scream escapes my lips. Still holding my hair, he jerks my head up and forces me to look in his eyes. By this time, his almond shaped, sea rover-blued eyes are blazing with contempt and loathe.His imperious nose is flaring and his angular cheekbones are tight as a result of him gritting his teeth.Anger, disappointment, loathe, contempt and every other negative emotion is all I can see in his eyes.I whimper in pain as tears fall freely down my cheeks. He isn't only hurting me physically, but emotionally and psychologically too.Mates are supposed to protect each other, why is he hurting me instead?When I thought things couldn’t get any worse, he lets go of my hair and grabs my neck with his big palm, choking the life out of me, I grab his hand and struggle to get him to release me, but all my efforts go in vain because he a hundred times stronger than I am. He is a future Alpha and he is very powerful and almost invincible.“Please… I cry breathlessly, let me go.” I plead in tears and immediately, he releases my poor neck and I fall to the ground gasping for breath and crawling away from him. He stoops down and snatches me one more time by my hair and forces me to get on my feet and I do so without any hesitation. He plasters me to the wall and gives me the same scornful look. My eyes turn yellow and I give him a scornful look as well.“Omega! A mere omega! The moon goddess dares to pair me with a mere omega!” He laments in fury and I’m tempted to roll my eyes.That’s a very typical thing for a spoiled brat like him to say.“Alpha Carter …” I start to talk but he cuts me off with a shout.“Shut your mouth! You do not talk when I’m talking!” He orders and I quietly nod my head. “Now you listen to me, you are my mate, but I’m not going to accept you. You are nothing but a mere omega. As if that’s not enough, you are the daughter of the man who tried to kill my father. I will never accept you as my mate” He sneers and I just keep looking at him like he has lost his mind.I badly want to tell him that my father is innocent of that crime, but I know that will only enrage him and cause him to hurt me more, so I will just swallow my words.“I’m in a relationship with Chloe, the Beta’s daughter and nothing will make me break up with her, not even you! By the next full moon, which is next weekend, we will both perform the rejection rituals. Is that clear?”“What if I refuse this rejection?” I ask boldly, staring deep into his blazing eyes and before I know it, he hits me hard across my right cheek, causing blood to ooze out of my mouth.“You will not refuse this rejection, peasant! I am your Alpha and you will do as I say and this is what I say. You will not spread a single word about this to anyone and on the day of the full moon, we shall meet and perform the rejection rights. If you dare mention a word about this to anyone, I will kill you and feed your body to the crows and I will not be reprimanded for it because you are nothing but an outcast. So, if you want to keep on living, you will do as I’ve instructed, and mind you, I’m not bluffing. I will kill you if you mess things up for me!” He further threatens and the words come out of his mouth like subdued thunder and his eyes flash red.Terror sucks the very breath from my mouth and fear becomes a tangible, living force that creeps over me like some hungry beast, immobilizing my brain, holding me captive. I would have loved to take a step away from him, but I’m glued to the wall and imprisoned in his arms. I heaved out a heavy breath and burst into tears.“Please,I will do whatever it is you want, just let me go. Please” I cry in agony and the vicious man pushes me to the floor.In less than no time, staff members from the school join us, and everyone bows down to him, probably waiting for him to give orders.He looks down at me and I look straight into his eyes, hoping he will see the pain and sorrow in mine and pity me. He suddenly averts his gaze like he was refraining from something and turns to look at the staff members who still have their heads bowed down.“I found her trespassing, locked her up in the dungeon and gave her the punishment she deserves.” He orders and I watch in terror as he shoves both hands in his pocket and smirks at me before walking away.When his father, the Alpha, killed my father for no jury cause, I harbored a lot of hatred in my heart for him, and right now, that is the same hatred I harbor in my heart for Carter.He is nothing but a narcissistic bastard and I want nothing to do with him. Come the night of the full moon, I will accept his rejection and spit in his face.“You dare to venture unto the Royal section of the school, you’ve inherited your father’s guts, haven’t you?” One of the staff members asks and I just bow my head down and play with my fingers.It’s not like they’ll believe me if I tell them what truly happened.“For that reason, you will be locked up in the school dungeon and starved for twenty-four hours. That should teach you a lesson never to venture into high ground areas without permission” the man rants on and still does say a word. Two other men walk towards me and forcefully grab both my arms and lift me.My entire body hurts and I’m hungry as fuck because I didn’t get the chance to eat my lunch.If I survive this punishment, then I’ll conclude that I’m immortal.CHAPTER FOUR. Aurora's POV "Please, let me go. I did nothing wrong, I was only trying to run away from…" I’m not done with what I am saying when the man who earlier said that I was going to be thrown in the dungeon cuts me off with the most terrifying voice I have ever heard in my entire life."Just shut up, you daughter of a low life. It should have occurred to you what would happen if you stepped those useless feet into the Royal section of the school. Your father was a traitor and that stripped him of all his rights as royalty.” He spat out furiously and his obliviousness on the matter intrigues me.When were they going to accept the truth? My father was not a traitor, he was set up and as of now, only the moon goddess who saw all, can attest to that. No one is going to believe me if I ever open my mouth to defend him again. That will only cause my mother and I more trouble than we already have.How I wish my wolf, Mia, will just take over me right now and snap their necks .“E
CHAPTER FIVE Aurora's POV I am seated at one end of the room, which is opposite the large iron door with my hands clutched around my knees and my head resting on them. Few locks of my hair fell down my face and I can tell it’s touching the floor, given how long they are.Sitting down here in pure sorrow and agony, my mind drifts back to the events of the past few hours. Thinking about Arthur makes my heart skip in fright and I lift my head up. I hope nothing bad has happened to him. I hope he is safe.I pray in the name of the moon goddess that the silly boyfriend of Chloe and his crew did not do anything bad to him, because I’m not going to forgive myself if that happens. I had dried up my tears, but with the pain I am feeling right now, they keep pouring down my cheeks.I shut my eyes tight, thinking of my mind linking Arthur, just to know how he is feeling, to know if everything is okay with him, instead, I can feel my mother's mind link pushing through. She is probably worrie
CHAPTER SIX Aurora's POV. I’m still locked up in this God forsaken cell and I have blocked Aurther from mind linking me because he is going to know everything, even without me telling him.The sound of the big ironing door opening snaps me out of my thoughts and I look ahead to see what’s going on. The orange lights which had been turned off all day suddenly come on and illuminate the room.At the door stands one of the guards from yesterday. He walks slowly towards me and throws some clothes in the air, causing them to fly and land a few meters before me on the ground. "Dressed up and leave". He orders with a stern voice.I was happy before leaving home yesterday, but now I I was a complete mess and the only thing I felt in my heart was anger and bitterness for everyone in the royal section.I don’t utter a word to him as I walk slowly to where he had thrown the clothes and pick them up, before returning back to my spot to I quickly put the clothes on. I looked down at my shirt in
CHAPTER SEVEN Aurora's POV “Arthur.” I call with a calm voice.He tousles his hair in annoyance, before walking into the room. I watch in silence as he goes over to my bed and sits on it. If he’s doing that, it means he’s not very mad at me and a simple apology will set things right between us."Ward and his gang. I couldn't fight them all. After you left, I tried to beat them up, but I was outnumbered and they dealt with me squarely. I had to sustain this.” He explains the last part, looking down at his sprained arm. "Oh, Arthur, I'm so sorry for making you go through this. It was all my fault to begin with. I hope you forgive me." I cry as I face-palm myself, letting a few drops of tears fall down my face.He drifts closer to me and uses his free hand to bring down my hand from my face. I let him hold them. "Nothing is your fault Aurora. You tried to defend yourself and I blame you for nothing.” He says in his usual calm tone and I can feel the sincerity in his voice. "Thank yo
CHAPTER EIGHTAurora's POV I open the pot and serve myself some noodles since mother seems to be asleep already.I find a spot in the kitchen and sit down to eat. Tomorrow is going to be another day of school and I'm certain it is not going to end well.Evenso, I'm going to give it hot to anyone who pushes my limits. When I’m done eating , I leave for my bedroom. It’s actually freezing tonight so I walk to my closet and pick up a blue hoodie and put it on before climbing on the bed. I pull the duvet up my body and wrap myself in it. It feels warm and comfortable. As I close my eyes, my subconscious takes over and in no time, I fall asleep.***************************************************************"Aurora, you should wake up and prepare for school. It's already 5: 49 AM.” I hear my mother yell at the top of her voice and I know she is standing just right in front of my door. She always does this.If only she knew what I went through yesterday, she would let me sleep all day
CHAPTER NINE. Aurora's POV. "Do you think we are okay, Aurora? Why are they here?" Mia asks worriedly."I have no idea, Mia. Let's just wait and hear what they have to say.” I swallow dryly as I keep looking ahead with an uncomfortable look plastered on my face.“Is something wrong, Aurora?” Arthur asks as he gives me a gentle tap on my shoulder. “You look scared.” I quickly shrug off his hand and focus ahead."I'm fine, Arthur, nothing to worry about.” I say within my teeth, hoping he hears."Miss Aurora Fay Mason, you have a punishment regarding your previous offense yesterday. You'll have to do community service on the school field.”A gasp escapes my lips as I stare at the school authorities, standing in front of the class. How can they do this to me? Wasn't the punishment of yesterday enough for them?What did they want from me this time? After locking me up in that God forsaken dungeon, naked and with no food. Now, they want me to work.Why even call it community servi
CHAPTER TEN.Carter's POV. "I'll see you back at the pack house. I need to get to class now.” I tell Chloe, once we are done with what we were doing. The girl seems to be addicted to sex and I have please her where and when ever she wants.I pull my pants up and I watch her do the same. "Not even a kiss?" She asks, giving me puppy eyes and pouting lips.She knows I will do just anything for her, when she puts on that attitude. With my pants well secured around my waist, I wrap my hands around her waist and pull her closer to me. We are so close that our chests are touching. I gently hold her chin with my hand and bring her face closer to mine. When our lips are just a few inches apart from each other’s I smash mine against hers and we share a deep and passionate kiss. By the time we break the kiss, we are both panting like we just returned from a race.I watch her smile as she touches her now plump lips. Her big brown eyes are glittering like she just received a precious gift.
CHAPTER ELEVENAurora's POV. I'm currently in my bedroom, trying to prepare myself for the Royal Banquet at the pack house. I told my mother about it and she was not pleased because of what happened to my father. He was set up and killed by the Alpha himself. He was accused of planning to dethrone Alpha Logan, but I know my father would never do a thing like that.He was nothing but loyal to the Alpha when he served as an Omega and such an abominable thing would never cross his mind. I have a hunch that someone was behind it all.I just had no choice but to make my mother reason with me. This service is going to enable me to earn more money and I will be able to help my mother pay some bills even though there are not many bills at the outskirts of the pack because we have the bare minimum.That is my only reason for going to that Banquet. I hate everyone at the city center and at the Castle, including that proud and arrogant Alpha Carter. My blood boils every time I think abo