Jackson’s POV
I waited midnight with my right hand-man, Drake. At midnight, I went to the balcony immediately. I saw her there still in black and on her mask. She was looking at the moon, when she noticed me, she turned and looked at me. We both stared at each other for a while. I didn’t know what to say. “Alpha, if you don’t mind can we find somewhere more private? I would like to speak to about something important.” “Sure.” I said and inhaled. I led the way to my room. I sat at the end of the dinning table in my room while Drake stood behind me. the girl in question stood on the other end. “Alpha of Cresent moon is trying to cause a rebellion. This whole marriage is a way for him to take over is bride’s pack. He has done this to so many other packs and taken a lot of wolves and need you help to stop. I humbly ask you to help me.” she told me. “And I can safely assume that you are one of the wolves he took.” She was quiet for a while. “Yes.” I didn’t say anything more. I was sure the silence was killing her. I knew that Eliot was a scum but taking kids, that was far off. I thought really hard and I wasn’t sure if it was safe for me to help her. she clearly wants something more but she isn’t telling me. “Remove you mask.” I ordered her after the long silence. She took a deep breath and slowly reached for the back of her head and untied the mask and I was wowed. She looked even better without the mask. I knew she was pretty but without the mask, she looks like the piece of the moon. “What’s your name?” I asked her. “Amelia.” “And how old are you?” “18.” I sighed. “Let’s say what you are saying is true and I help you, what will I get in return?” “What do you mean?” “I do deserve something for help you.” Informed her. “Isn’t this good enough, I am telling you how to prove your all you have been saying.” she said. So, she did do her research. “Well, I want something else.” I told her. “What do you want?” she asked me. “You.” I simply told her. “I don’t understand.” “I want you to be my mate.” She looked at me speechless, like I was on drugs or something. I knew she was in shock. It was out of the blue and unexpected so I decide to give her some time. “I will be leaving tomorrow after the wedding so I need your answer by then. You may leave now.” She left with a look of disbelief on her face. I looked at Drake. There was a bit of shock on his face. I felt he wanted to say something but he was holding back. “If you want to say something, just say it.” He took a deep breath. “I don’t mean to question you alpha but are you really going to marry her? You don’t even know her. wouldn’t it endanger you and the pack?” he asked. “Because she is my mate.” Alpha, are you sure?” Honestly, I am not. I don’t even know why I asked her to marry me. I feel the connection but she doesn’t. I know we are connected but I don’t get why she doesn’t. “We will find out tomorrow when she gives an answer.” I stood up and went to the window. The moon was full and I really want ed to see it. “What if she refuses?” Drake asked. I didn’t really think of that, her rejecting, but for me, it is not an option. “You may leave now Drake. I want to be alone.” “Yes alpha.” he said and left. I poured myself a glass of wine and stared at the moon, I recalled everything that just happened that night and it felt like a dream. I remembered her face and I couldn’t help but smile. I just hope I am not wrong. I have never felt something like this before. I just hope she is the one. I felt the Alpha’s room shocked. I am not sure if I heard correctly. I made sure no one saw me and I went straight to the servants’ quarters. I went to I and Karla’s room still in shock. When I opened the door, she came to me immediately. “Amelia what happened?” she asked. She tapped me and asked again, “Amelia, what happened?” I looked at her. “I do know if I should be happy or not. “What do you mean?” she asked. I told her everything that happened and what the alpha requested for. “Well, that is good news!” Karala said with a smile on her face but seeing the look on Amelia’s face, she reconsidered the thought. “What do you mean that is good news? I need to marry him? I don’t even know the man talk more of loving him.” “Well, he is not the most wanted alpha for nothing, marrying him is not a bad idea.” She took me. I couldn’t believe her. “If it isn’t a bad idea, you go marry him.” I said and turn away. “I would if he asked me. do you not want to marry him because you don’t like him or because you still love Crane?” she asked me. Honestly, I didn’t know. I looked at her, not knowing what to answer. Was I still in love with Crane? I didn’t even know how to answer that question. “I think you should answer that first before you say you don’t want him but I hope you accept it. He would ask you if he didn’t like you and Crane rejected you so you are free. Please just consider.” She said and went to bed. I stayed up all night thinking about it. Why would an alpha want to marry someone he hardly knows? I couldn’t really understand it. Why would he want to marry me? I mean, he has a lot of wolves to choose from, he does even know me. I thought hard all night but I didn’t come up with a reason. The next day was the wedding and I was meant to serve since Karal filled in for me at the ball. I didn’t know if I would see him again since he said he would be leaving immediately after the wedding. All the maids were so busy getting everything ready that I forgot about the alpha till his right-hand man came looking for me. he made sure I was alone and asked me to come with him. I wanted to refuse but there was no use. They already know my face. he took me to the alpha’s room where he stood looking at the venue of the wedding through his window. “How did you know I am a maid here?” I asked. I made sure to hide my identity so how did he find me? “You are not the only one with tricks up your sleeve Amelia.” He told me. “So, what is your decision?” “What decision?” He gave me this confused and condensing looking then I remember. “Oh, do you mean the wedding? I haven’t decided yet.” “Why?” “Because I want to know why? Why do you want to marry me?” “Because I want you. Must there be a bigger reason” he said plainly. “But you don’t even know me.” “So? I will get to know you. Besides, I am an alpha, if I want to know something I can find out.” He said to me. I didn’t know what to say. This seemed too good to be true. It looked like a was in fantasy land. He did know what to say and I don’t think he has any bad intentions. “So, what is your decision?” he asked. That thought hard about this last night and now. I looked at him and he was clearly wait for an answer. My head went blank but I knew I had to provide an answer and a good one. “I will agree to marry you on one condition.” I told him. “Are we negotiating?” “I think we are.” He looked at me with kin eye. I didn’t really care though. I wasn’t going to go into this marriage without gaining something from it. “Okay, what could my lady want?” he said with a bit of sarcasm. I couldn’t care if I was being shameless at this point, being shameful was what brought me to this point. I was rejected by the man I loved and found out that they both lied to me. I could care less now what anyone thought. “I want you to help me find my pack.” I told him. I saw the look on his face. it was neutral, no emotion. I couldn’t even tell what he was thinking. I was desperate at this point. I wanted to find them and know what exactly happened. I want to know if they abandoned me or something and want to know how I ended up with Cresent moon. “You don’t have a pack?” he asked. “Yes, I don’t.” “Which means you haven’t transformed yet.” He said with a smirk. I put down my head. I was embarrassed. A lot of wolves get their wolf even before they turn eleven but I didn’t get mine. I thought getting a mate will open it up but I got rejected. “I agree.” I heard and I looked up. “What?” “I agree. I will help you find them and you will get your wolf after our marriage.” He told me. I didn’t know what to say anymore. I was happy. At first, I thought he wasn’t going to agree but he was quite and asked questions that made me disqualified as his wife but he agreed. “Okay, what happens now?” I asked, tying not to smile much. “While, I will call you when I am ready to leave.” “Thank you alpha.” I bowed and turn. I stopped. A certain thought crossed my mind and I turn back to him. “Please alpha, I hope you are not fooling me?” I asked. I didn’t want to get my hopes crushed. I have experienced it before so don’t blame me for being safe. He smiled and looked at me. I can already tell that he knows I have trust issues. He walked over to me and held my chin, making me look at him. “Wolf, it takes a lot of courage to have faith in someone you just met. I am an alpha and I promise you I will keep my word.” At that moment, I felt some kind of relief by hearing that. It made me feel like I could actually trust him. “Now, you go, when I am ready, I will send for you.” I left his room with a smile and went to help out with the wedding decorations.Jackson’s POVI didn’t know what I was doing or why I was doing it but something was so special about her. first of all, I thought she was my mate but if she was, she was supposed to feel it too, right? she is meant to feel the longing I feel as well. After the talk I had with her this morning, I was really reconsidering the thought of her being my mate and the marriage.Oliva came in right after her and bowed like always.“Did you find anything” I asked him.“She was brought here was a child and has work here ever since. There is no trace of her family or her pack. Many of them think that she was abandoned by her pack.”I already know that. I to know more. I sighed. “Anything else.”“Yes. I heard she had a mate.”I turned. “She had a mate?”“Yes. Apparently, it was the alpha’s brother.”“Crane?”“Yes, alpha.”I took a deep breath. “What happened?”“He rejected her on the day of the ritual.”Is that why she can’t feel what I feel? “Any reason?” I asked him.“None given. All I know is
Amelia POV.I didn’t really know what this guy was thinking. upon the condition he still wanted to marry me? Any other wolf would have rejected it immediately. The wedding went smoothly without a word from him. I didn’t really panic because I didn’t want to get my hopes up. The rejection from Crane thought me a very big lesson.During the reception as I was serving, his right-man came and dragged me out and gave me a dress to wear and asked me to go for the reception where I saw him call me his bride and mate.When Eliot stopped us, I thought it was over but he held my hand and gave me a beautiful smile. I felt safe at that moment; like anything could happen and I would come out without a scratch. I looked at him as he spoke to Eliot and his brother. He looked so confident, like he could do anything he wanted. I couldn’t help but admire the way he talks, the way he moved and that smile that exposes his white teeth. I didn’t really hear or see anything apart from him.He held my hand
Amelia’s POV "Holy guacamole," I gasped, staring up at the castle before me. The structure was immense, looming over the landscape like a giant. The towers were tall and stately, the walls thick and imposing. Every surface was carved with intricate patterns and designs, making it seem like a work of art more than a fortification. I had never seen anything like it before, and it took my breath away. “You like what you see?," Jackson asked, his voice almost reverential. "This is way better than Elliot's castle," I said, i didn’t say it because I disliked Elliot, it was the truth. Jackson let out a laugh, his eyes dancing with amusement."You've never been one to mince words, have you?" he said, leading me towards the massive doors of the castle.I grinned, feeling the thrill of anticipation coursing through me. "Nope," I said, the word popping from my lips like a cork from a bottle. "I'm always honest, even when it gets me into trouble."Jackson chuckled, shaking h
Amelia’s POV I stayed put in my room, heartaches from what Simon had said to me last night, heaven knows I was not willing to stay here and go through any kind of insult. I had already faced that in Elliot’s pack.A knock at the door, distracted my thoughts and I shrugged to respond.“Come in” I said“Good morning Ma’am Amelia” the maid greeted, her twinkling eyes. I had no idea why she was smiling.“Alpha Jackson wants to see you” she statedI furrowed my brows, questioned on why he wanted to see me. Was it to apologize for what Simon had said last night? Of course I was pissed on how he had treated me last night, like a piece of trash, a gold digger who needs their wealth and power to survive. “Ill be down in a jiffy” I said to the maid as I watched her walk out of my room, closing the door gently.I caught a glimpse of myself in the mirror, I looked so different in just a night. I shook of the thought of ever becoming a permanent member of this pack. I couldn’t forget the main re
Crane POV “What’s up with you Crane?” I heard my inner wolf ask as I stared frustratedly at the mirror in my bathroom. I looked pale, i looked like someone who hasn’t slept for days now and it was all because of Amelia’s absence the pack for the past few weeks now.“Is it our mate again?” “Who else would keep my mood this way, if not Amelia” I replied, my voice low and sad “We’ve rejected her, what else are you unhappy about”I hissed, my inner wolf made things worse for me, I tried as much as possible not to blame myself for rejecting her because it was for her own good.“Keep that out of my mind, I don’t want to think about it anymore” My wolf went silent just like I had commanded it to do. Many things didn’t feel right these days, I have turned to something else, some sort of evil wolf. That was how I saw myself at this point.Everything clasped in my head, hiding secrets, heaving the pain of rejecting Amelia who only did nothing but love me. I was cruel to have not told her
Amelia's POV.What could be the reason for Kayla's rejection? My eyes couldn't hold back my tears anymore, as I cried silently in the car"You don't have to be so dramatic". Simon uttered giving me the handkerchief he brought out from his breast pocket casually. Can't this people ever be humanly how was I being dramatic here."Thank you" I muttered, taking the handkerchief from him, and cleaning my tears with it."What do you think her reasons may be?". Simon asked, a little bit less concerned, after a bit silence in the car."I'm not sure" I said with a shaky voice, still wanting to cry more. He nodded his head, and faced his gaze to the car window, although the windows were up but we could still see outside from inside. I couldn't help but wonder what they did to her, I've always known that Crescent moon park are of no good. But this time I wouldn't let them get their way. I must figure out what went wrong, and what she was threatened with, but how I'm I going to achieve this? I p
Amelia’s POVI was at the backyard looking at the stars. It was midnight and I couldn’t sleep. Tomorrow is my eighteen birthday and I was so excited. By tomorrow I will know who my mate is and we will do the mating ritual. Although, I already know who my mate is, I am sure it is the Crane. We have been friends for a long time and we fell in love. It was a dream come true. I have had a crush on Crane since I was 12 but I never had the courage to tell him about it. It was just recently he told me about his love for me and we started courting. I am an orphan so there were no parents to stop us and his parents didn’t mind. We were the talk of the whole pack. Crane was the brother of the alpha and were considered as royalty. I will be treated as a luna. It didn’t really matter to me if I was the luna or not, all that mattered was that Crane loves me and I love him deeply. I am certain he is my mate. I went to bed with his picture in my arms. I just knew that tomorrow will be a good da
Amelia’s POV I didn’t know exactly what I felt. Was it anger? Because he rejected me, or was it pain? Because I loved him so much, or maybe it is the bound, giving that I was rejected and I haven’t accepted his rejection. All I knew was that my chest hurt really bad.I went back to the house and went to look for Crane. I wanted an explanation. I didn’t believe all those she-wolves when they said that Crane was just using me. I knew there was an explanation for what he did. I knew that he loved me. Maybe he was just sacred of the mating ritual.I searched round the house and I couldn’t find him. I even went to his room even though I am not allowed to and looked for him but he was not there. I figured that he wanted to be alone and think. There was still time to renew our bound because I haven’t rejected him and I will never do that. I love him, and I know he loves me too.I went back to my room in the servants’ quarters and there he was, standing with his back towards me. He was looki