(Lena’s POV)
It still didn’t register in my mind, what exactly did my father mean?
Married?
“This is all some kind of lie, isn’t it?” I asked and my mother shook her head.
“That’s why you’ve been summoned here”
“No, it can’t be true... father!”, I felt the panic rising, I knew my parents didn’t like me, but this was too far, exchanging me for money was cruel, even for them too.
“Remember you are doing this for the pack, for all of us, we would be free of the debts we owe the other packs”
“You have no right to marry me off to settle your debts, I’ll find my mate....”
My father stood to his feet, looking furious. “I am your father and your Alpha, I have every right to do so”
“But... but what about my mate?”
“Cut the Crap”, my mother said to me, “You didn’t find your mate when you turned eighteen, maybe he is out there with someone better or he is dead, sorry to break it to you, but you might never find him”
I didn’t know why it always came as a shock to me when I hear the hate in my parent’s voice, I should be used to this by now, but I wasn’t. When I turned eighteen just like every other girl, I had gone to the ball to find my mate, but never found him, I had also visited neighbouring packs but still nothing, my parents weren’t shocked, the subject about mates was one touching thing I never wanted to speak about and they knew it.
“My mate will find me, I would not marry Damien”
My father slammed his fist against the metal table separating us, creating a dent on it and I backed away.
“You should count yourself lucky Lena, that an Alpha wants you, you are nothing but a weak wolf, maybe that’s why you would never find your mate. I always wanted a male child, a child to take over as the pack, but what did I get?, you and I would no longer be able to have a child, you are cursed, you are the cause of everything, if only you never came to this world, our chances wouldn’t have been destroyed. Alpha Damien promised to take over the pack after I am gone if the need be, he would train our soldiers and unite our pack to his, you think this was what I wanted?, you think I want to hand over my pack?, I wanted a son, you have always been nothing but a waste, useless to the pack and in every other aspect and now you have this once chance to redeem yourself, to put yourself into use and still yet you greedily wouldn’t do it?”
“This is not greed, it is my life and you know he would kill me, you know what he does to women like me, I would not survive a week with him, you know that too and still yet you want to give me to him like some kind of payment?”
“So what?, you die for the pack, isn’t that a honour!” he was screaming now, but so was I.
“He killed his own mate!, what do you think he would do to me?” I cried out
“Those are only rumours, it might be false Lena”
“We both know this has nothing to do with the pack, you are the greedy one, greedy for power and money, that’s all this is all about and I refuse to marry a monster”
In the next second, I was against the wall, my father hands on my throat, choking me, somehow he had covered the distance and gotten to me before I could flee. My mother watched me with that ugly look on her face, she wouldn’t care if my father kills me here, I had learnt to stop calling out for her, hoping for her pity, I had learnt that if I would escape, I would have to do it all on my own, so I struggled with all the strength I had but of course that doesn’t even move him one bit, he watched me, a sick smile on his face.
“Weak and worthless”, he muttered before letting me go, I grasped at my throat, inhaling deeply, my father had hit me before, I remembered the first time he did lay hands on me, he had been surprised at his own act, but then a smile pulled on his lips- he had liked it and so he hit me again and again, behind closed doors and mother never came to my rescue. I knew why he wouldn’t hit me now, he didn’t want any mark on my face, not when I was finally going to be of use to him.
“This is what would happen. Marry him, become his Luna and have the honour of your pack and also our honour or refuse and you would be banished from this pack. And trust me, out there is dangerous for a weakling like you, if you choose to disgrace me this one more time, I would make sure you regret it for the rest of your life”
“You can’t do that to me, I am your daughter” I cried, he didn’t need me mentioning that to him over and over, he regretted having me, so being his daughter changes nothing.
“And that’s why you should marry him, that is your only choice, Lena”
(Lena’s POV)True Mates didn’t need wedding ceremonies to make things official, but Alpha Damien was not my mate. Our wedding came only three days after my father had shared the news to me, unknowingly to me, my father had gone behind my back and accepted the marriage proposal without even asking me, he knew one way or the other, this would end up going his way as they always did. My mother made sure my face was caked up with layers of makeup, in an attempt to make me look a bit older. Alpha Damien was thirteen years older than me, I was only nineteen.I couldn’t believe my own parents could do this to me, I couldn’t even bring myself to think about our wedding night. I couldn’t. I couldn’t marry Damien.I had a plan, I would not go through with this wedding, I had to escape. I had already gathered up my savings, it was all in my purse, It wasn’t much but enough to start up a new life, of course my father would have my card blocked if he discovers that I took it along. I knew out t
(Lena’s POV)How could a person be so beautiful and yet so scary?Alpha Damien stared at me with furious eyes. He was furious. I understood why everyone feared him, there was something about him, something that screamed danger. His eyes were as dark as his own soul, the darkness loomed over him and I shivered in fear.“Why did you run away?” he asked, his voice filled with authority and I almost bare my neck, it was a struggle to stand there, right before him. He looked quite younger than a werewolf in his early thirties, but every inch of him spoke of the true man he was, he was dress in all black tuxedo lined with gold – the only colour on him.“I am sorry Alpha” I apologised, eyes low, submissive, just as my mother had said but it would be a slap to her face and our pack to discover I attempted to escape my own wedding and I’m sure by now they all knew. He could kill me for this, if he could kill his own mate, what would he do to me. I couldn’t help but wonder if death was better t
(Lena's POV)We arrived at his pack by sun down. The Blood Moon pack.Everything about this pack was better than my pack- my previous pack, but despite the elegant building, three times bigger than ours, it did nothing to calm down my nerves, this was a strange place for me, here I had to start over, I wouldn't be Lena, the daughter of the Alpha, I would be anything he wanted me to be and the thought made me feel helpless.I walked out of the limousine, trailing behind Alpha Damien as he led me into the pack house, they were other pack members there waiting to welcome the Alpha’s mate, there was something different about this pack, each and every of them looked dangerous but not nearly as scary as Damien, my... mate.They bowed their heads in submission as we walked past, of course it was only because Damien was at my side."Alpha" someone called, someone that didn't sound as scared of him as the others and I wondered how that was possible, but when I looked up at the man with light b
I froze when his hands went lower."The tension would make it harder, Lena," he said and I inhaled. Deciding to follow my mother’s advise, I loosened up, his fingers came closer to my wetness, claiming my clit, he robbed slow circles and despite myself, I felt my arousal, my toe curled, the feeling was unlike any other, and then a single finger slipped in and I let out a silent moan, he went in and out of me, steady rhythm and I found myself grinding my hips against his hands, loving the friction, he added in another finger, my walls clasped around his fingers and he went in and out faster, in more jerking motions, I could feel myself building up, I moaned louder, ashamed of how my own body was reacting to his touch, I wasn’t supposed to be enjoying this, but then his two finger were out of me and I felt him, hard and huge, again my entry, I froze."No, don't, it would only make it more painful for you" he said to me, he spread my legs wider for more leverage and then he pushed into
(Lena’s POV)He hadn’t marked me.My mate hadn’t returned that night. I clutched the sheets to cover my nudity, still feeling so sore. Even if I had promised myself not to fall asleep, the tiredness took over.I couldn’t stop glancing at the drawer where the cuff had been discarded. I hated being cuffed to the bed; it only made me feel more helpless.I flinched when the door was pushed open. It was Damien. He walked cautiously towards me, as if afraid he was going to scare me if he made any sudden movements. News flash: he was already scary as it was. His intense gaze was on me; I felt like disappearing.There was tension in the air, and again, I saw how impossible it would be to live with a man like him.“How are you feeling?” he asked, and that surprised me. Why did he care?"Sore,” I whispered back.“I brought you some pills, for the pain,” he replied, placing the pills in the drawer beside me. Again, my eyes zeroed in on the cuffs, and he caught me looking before I could look awa
(Lena's POV)I couldn't forget the feeling of Damien's fingers inside of me and how hard he had been. Because of me, it gave me a strange kind of pride that I could do that to him.I searched through the clothes, expecting to see revealing clothes, but on the contrary, they were mostly modest. Maybe he didn't want others to see any part of my body; that was a good thing. At least for now, I wouldn't have to worry about being shared with other of his pack men.I picked up a light blue dress and put it on. I passed a brush through my straight blonde hair.By the time I returned back to our room, he was out of the bathroom, his thick black hair dripping water and a towel wrapped around his waist. He looked like a Greek god, and I wanted to run my hands down his abs.He caught me staring, and I looked away, a blush forming on my cheeks.He stared down at the dress I had picked, and I fidgetted under his gaze, but then he looked away, no compliments.I didn't know if it was the right time
(Lena's POV)"No matter what happens, keep your head up high; after all, you are the Luna." This was my mother's advice. I never knew I would be turning back to the advice she gave me, but that was the only way, if I wanted things to work between me and Damien.Damien led me to the dining room.What I didn't expect was to see a table of about thirty, all seated. There were two empty seats; from the positioning, it was clear that one belonged to the Alpha and the other to the side to the Luna.Despite being the child of an Alpha, I didn't have the qualities of a Luna so at this moment I didn't know what was required of me to do. My eyes caught a girl sitting on the same dinner table, closest to the Alpha. She had a mark down her brow, but that didn't make her any less beautiful, she looked dangerous though- the kind of girl who could use a dagger as her play thing. She had long black hair, braided into two, and a scowl on her face, making her look superior. Now that's how a luna shou
(Lena's POV) Pin-drop silence followed next.Realization was slolwy dawning on me. What had I done?I continued eating, expecting Damien to grab me by the arm and lead me away- maybe back to the room, but he didn't. Rather, he engaged Diego in some discussion about the pack. I couldn't even grab half of what they were saying; my eyes drifted every once in a while to the scared girl and then to Gamma Nat. I couldn't hide the dislike I felt for him; I would never fit in here, and for the first time since I got her, I didn't think I wanted to fit in.I dreaded the time the meal would be over and the time I would have to return to the room with Damien. The moment I was done eating, I turned to Isis."Are you ready for the tour?" I asked, easily masking my fear for what awaited me behind closed doors. I was surprised at how good I was getting at this."Of course, Luna," she said. Too sweet. That's how she sounded, and she was anything but that. I stood, not bothering to glance at Damien, a