Alana’s POV "Slave Alanna, do you still have anything to say?" The Alpha's loud voice met my ears; he was talking to me. My head was bowed, and I was sure I looked guilty.Slowly, I raised it, tears clouding my eyes, never mind, I was just a weak human and couldn't stop myself from crying. "I didn't do anything to luna." The words choked out of me. I wanted him to believe me, but he didn't."Drop this act, you wretched witch. You did this to me!" The Alpha of the Jade pack, my mate's wife, yelled at me. "You did this," she said again.I shifted my gaze to her, forcing myself to speak. "You're all lying," I muttered in a whisper. "What would you gain?"I was being accused of slapping the Luna. What reason would I have for doing that? I was just an omega slave, and she was a werewolf Luna. How in God's name could I slap her? They weren't thinking."Alanna, did you slap the Luna?"Alaric, my mate, asked."I.. I.. I mean" I couldn't speak, and everyone began to murmur."See, Alpha, she's
Alan’s POV Lisa was also an omega, but she had a better name than I did. She didn't get insulted as often as I did since she was still a member of the pack, while I was just a slave omega who was sold.I tried to ignore them, but their taunts grew louder. Tears welled up in my eyes, but I refused to let them fall. Instead, I held my head high and continued walking. lisa understood how I felt, and she touched me, giving me strength. I knew I had to be strong and not let them defeat me.Whenever lisa was with me, the chances of getting bullied were slimmer. We had been friends since the day I was sold into the pack. She was one of the few people who saw me for who I was and didn't judge me based on the circumstances of my life. Having her by my side gave me much-needed comfort. I often thought she would have been a great mate if she were a guy.We finished up and made our way back to the outskirts of the city. I couldn't help but think about the upcoming celebration that everyone was t
Alana’s POV“Get ready ladies, the auction is about to start.” One of the waitresses backstage called out, inspecting the outfit that we were wearing. I always wondered why they called them waitresses until I realized that the men behind the curtain didn’t take us as humans. They took us as meals that they were going to take home and use for the rest of our lives.I could see the fear in each girl’s eyes as they prepared for the moment we were terrified of. Each of us was bought directly from orphanages. When the deans realized that we weren’t going to be adopted and we had reached adulthood, instead of letting us leave on our own, they would bring us to this annual auction where we were going to be sold to rich men and alphas. The most disgusting part about all of this was that it was legal.No one thought of protecting us, the fresh adults with innocent minds, to start up a career or continue with school. For me, it was medical school that I wanted to go to. I got admitted to the me
Alana’s POVThe drive back to Alpha Matthew’s pack was long but was not boring. He filled me in with how my mother was his best friend all of his life until her parents decided to do that to her. He told me about how heartbroken he was, and how he tried so hard to bring her back with the help of witches but there was no way to bring her back and all of his attempts were futile. The way he spoke about her, it felt like I had known her too. Our faces were so similar that I was sure she looked exactly like I did when she was my age.I wished I had met her, and it aches my heart to know that I would never meet her. The only thing left to do was find my father now so I could at least have a relationship with one of my parents.“And we have arrived.” He told me.The door was opened for me and I got down, my eyes widening at the sheer size of his palace. This was the first time I had ever been to a palace, and it surpassed my imagination. It was tall and majestic, with towers holding it and
Alaric’s POV“Babe.” Ava purred, placing her hand on my shoulder. I sighed inwardly, because I had told her that I needed my space and it was something she didn’t know the meaning of.Ava and I were childhood best friends. Somewhere along the way, I realized that I had feelings for her and they were mutual. I didn’t know why I thought it was a good idea to explore a romantic relationship with my best friend but I did, and it was good at first. We convinced ourselves that it could be something bigger even though the both of us hadn’t had our mates yet and we thought that the mate bond was going to come sometime soon.But after a while, I realized that it was wrong. We were not going to get a mate bond because we were not soul mates. I could feel it in me that we were not, but Ava was not going to allow me to break up with her. She was still in love with me but sometimes, I doubted if she was or if she just wanted to be the future queen of the pack because I was set to inherit the thron
Alana's POV. I knew after the news that Alpha Matthew declared at the dining room, I couldn't calm myself down. My spirit was elevated and my stomach was bubbling with blue butterflies, so I decided to tour around the house. I kept moving from one room to the other, amazed at how splendid and elegant everywhere is and like a dream come true, this is my life now. No reason to sleep each night and be scared of what my future would be, at least I hoped.I was finally going to be a pack doctor. As the thought swirled in my head like a whirlwind, I stopped at the entrance of a room in the hallway. It was on the same floor as my room, so I didn't see any reason not to explore it.My eyes drifted around, and when I didn't see any guards or hear any sound, I walked inside. "Wow." My eyes popped wider at the interior decor. Whoever chose the decoration of this room had good eyes, from the king-sized bed with a lining of red bed sheets that blended with the walls of the room to the dark brow
Alaric's POVI changed into a vintage shirt and a short that stopped above my knees, and rested on the bed. My hair flopped over my forehead while my spirit felt denounced.Right after Alana left, something in me cracked. I had no idea why I was a dick to her or why I had to be repulsive when she hadn't done anything to deserve it. Perhaps I was trying to hide something sprouting deep in my blood, and in the process, I got rude. I began to hate every word I spilled as my mind replayed them for me.In fact, now that I think of it, it was as though I was another being around her. I had felt vulnerable, and all I could resort to was being harsh. Realizing that I couldn't concentrate on anything, I snapped my eyes shut, and that didn't help either. My body remained trapped in my train of thought.The door was still open, so I went there and looked out, a part of me hoping that I'd see Alana there, but she wasn't. After I slammed it close, I branched to the balcony and sat on the armless
Alana's POV.Stifled, I turned off the shower and picked myself up from the ground. Ever since I left Alaric's room, I haven't been well. I have thought of many reason why he was cold to me but my brain couldn't figure it out. He was just harsh and unresponsive. I realized the water was starting to dry on my body, so I roll a towel off the rack and went back into the room. My heart was wounded, especially at the fact that he was icy towards me. Did he not know that he was my mate? I went to the closet and put on a gown. By the way, I hadn't had many clothes yet since Alpha Matthew was yet to update my closet. I remembered him mentioning it during lunch. It was late, still filled with barrels of emotions, gusting at me like a hurricane and I stood up. "Should I confront him?" I asked my wolf, Georgia and as expected, she agreed to my decision without a second thought. "Yes. Yes!" "But what if he sends me away again?""If he's our mate, certainly, he wouldn't. Maybe he wasn't i