1. Mate

I had to escape before his son came home!

I had to find my mate!

And I knew he would use the silver cuffs and wolfsbane the next time I tried to escape.

I needed to make my next attempt my last!

Alpha Friaser walked to the lockbox and opened the door.

He smiled at Golden because no matter how bad he beat and tortured her, she was still beautiful.

If he had no Luna, he would take her for himself.

The girl would be strong when she would be given her wolf, he could sense it.

Maybe he should reject his mate and claim her for himself when she is finally of age. 

“Golden, you can’t continue behaving this way. Otherwise, I’ll be forced to lock you in the basement and only let you out on the leash.”

Golden stared him down with a defiant look.

He hated how his Alpha voice never worked on her; while also pondering about the prophecy from long ago, and if it could possibly be related to her.

However, she wasn’t of Alpha blood nor was she of a royal bloodline.

She was a lowly omega, a servant.

He grabbed her leash and dragged her into the house.

“I expect you to go wash up and clean this whole house before tomorrow. Asher and his friends will be visiting this weekend, and you will be presented as his gift.” 

Golden rushed to the servant quarters and cleansed herself.

After a week in the lockbox, she needed this moment.

She proceeded to dress in her maid clothing and got ready to start the day with cleaning.

She had a routine, which included her avoiding everyone, because any interactions usually ended with her being punished.

When she was almost done with her cleaning for the day, she bumped into Lucy, the Alpha's daughter.

Lucy hated her with a vengeance.

“Well if it isn’t the little slave whore… Didn't you have enough of my daddy’s dick to keep you from acting up?” 

Lucy had caught the Alpha in Golden’s room late at night.

He had tried to force himself on her, but was unsuccessful in his attempt.

It was the night that he learned his Alpha command did not work on her.

He beat her so bad that she was bed ridden for an entire month.

Golden ignored her and kept cleaning.

The quicker she could make it back to her room, the safer she would be.

Lucy snatched her by her hair and dunked her head into the filthy mop water.

“You answer me when I speak to you whore …”

Golden wanted to kill her, but she needed to escape this place.

“Help me leave if you don’t want me around. I’ll be happy to go …”

“Oh, I’ll help you leave alright! As long as you aren’t here, my family is safe from your whorish ways!” 

Lucy left the room while pondering on how to get Golden away from her family.

She saw how her father wanted her, and she would never let him hurt her mother that way.

Golden would be gone tonight!

She pulled out her cell phone and made a call.

Golden finished cleaning the house and retired to her room where she was served plain porridge and stale bread for dinner.

She showered and got dressed.

All her belongings stayed in her backpack, and she found out no one ever touched her old home.

Nor did another pack take it over, so she planned to go back home and start over.

She could hide out until her eighteenth birthday, which was only five years away.    

Golden awoke to Lucky yanking her out of the bed around two in the morning.

“My father is going to pick up my brother. Go on a walk with me…”

She snatched up Golden's leash and dragged her through the back door, yanking her into the woods.

“When you get to the border, run as fast as you can and don’t ever come back!”

Lucy removed the collar and shoved her forward as Golden caught herself and took off running into the night.

Calling Nella forward to run faster so no one could catch her.

She was finally free!

Back in Xenon

Alpha Jacob came to check on his most prized possession, Fallon.

He had verified that she was in fact the one to fulfill the prophecy and decided to mark her ahead of time.

He couldn’t wait to benefit from her extraordinary gifts and claim the throne of the Alpha King.

Who was more deserving of the title besides him?

He would relish in the power and fame, but was in for a rude awakening as soon as he walked into the inn.

His wolf, Vine, went insane as the sweetest scent of honey and vanilla washed over him.

His eyes darted around in the room frantically as he searched to find her.

As they both locked eyes, they both screamed out …

“MATE!”

His mate was Hera, the daughter of Alpha Fredrick.

This was someone he couldn’t offend, so he would have to settle on having Golden as a secondary partner until he could find a way to rid himself of his Goddess-given mate.

As he thought this, his wolf Vine whined in his head at the thought of severing the bond bestowed upon them by the Moon Goddess.

But Vine’s human counterpart pushed aside the feeling as he played his part.

Everything was going well, until he found he couldn't sense or smell Golden anywhere in the inn.

He also noticed the innkeeper wasn’t around.

He could tell that something was wrong.  

He finally escaped from his mate and found the new innkeeper to make his inquiries.

“After selling off the slaves hes moved on with his wife and children. Last I heard he made his way to Biloxi to stay with family. He kept muttering about escaping a cursed slave …”

Jacob’s stomach dropped and he ran to his room.

Pulling out his phone he made a series of calls to find the girl.

She would be his no matter the cost.

He smelled his mate before she could knock on the door, she wanted to complete the mate bond. 

Vine pushed forward and shut Jacob out.

He would not let Jacob ruin their lives.

Vine opened the door for Hera and pulled her inside, Hera was startled to see the hazel ring around Jacob’s eyes.

She caressed his face while cooing

“Little wolf has come out to play …”

Her wolf, Ariel, came forward to complete the mating bond with Vine.

As they circled each other, Vine could scent her passion increasing with each touch, the bond sending the sweetest of tingles through their touch.

He grabbed her, enveloping her mouth in his, kissing her deeply.

Ariel wrapped her hands around his neck, pulling him deeper into the kiss and parting her lips, allowing their tongues to face off in a glorious dance for control.

She submitted to him and they continued to seal the bond throughout the rest of the night.

The next morning, she awoke alone.

However, she looked down to find his mark engraved into her chest in the soft flesh adorning her collarbone.

It was shameful that she’d have to rid herself of a weakling like him as he would never be able to embody the role of her mate.

What was the Moon Goddess thinking, pairing her with a low life like him …