Chapter 2: Family Drama

  (Violetta POV)

I opened my eyes and looked at the room, which seemed unfamiliar. I rubbed my eyes and tried to remember where I crashed last night. All the events of last night came in front of my eyes, and I clutched my aching head to suppress the pain of a hangover. 

“F*ck, f*ck, f*ck! I am so dead,” I want to kill myself for spending a night with a hired model, but now what is done is done, so there is nothing I can do right now except face the consequences of my actions. 

“Violetta! You are dead meat now,” I mumbled under my breath when I heard the sound of the shower. 

“F*ck! He is still present in the shower,” I quickly put on my dress and stood up from the bed when the door of the bathroom opened. A breathtakingly handsome man emerged with just a tight towel tied around his waist. My eyes shamelessly traced every dip and line of his pecs and abs. Even a drop rolled towards his V-line, I gulped hard to stop the urge of l*cking that drop. 

“I hope my patron is enjoying the view,” I noticed his smirk and quickly turned my face away. 

“I-i don’t know what you're talking about,” My face turning red with embarrassment. 

“You look cute while blushing,” He commented, and I narrowed my eyes at him. 

“I hope you were satisfied with my performance last night,” He asked, and I felt like I would die with embarrassment here. 

“Y-yeah! It was okay-ish. I-i have to go now,” I tried to run away when he gripped my wrist and pulled me towards his sturdy body. 

“W-what are you doing?” I asked in a dumfounded tone. 

“This,” He said, and slowly zipped up my dress, which I forgot in my haste. 

“Th-thanks,” I said, and tried to free myself from his arms, but he wasn’t ready to let go of me.

“I-i have already put your money on the side table. Let me go now,” I asked, but my voice was on the verge of panic. He took a deep breath like he wanted to fill his lungs with my scent. A shudder of lust and want ran down my spine, but I controlled myself and quickly ran away from that room. I heard his deep laughter, but I don’t care about that handsome distraction anymore. 

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“Where were you last night, Violet?” My father’s stern voice stopped me from heading towards my room. 

“Why?” I turned to face his red, angry face. 

“You br@t! You have the nerve to show this useless attitude in front of me. I think you forgot that Claudia is our goddaughter.” After hearing his words. 

“But you abandoned her when she left Alpha Liam three years ago and now… You suddenly forgot everything just because she is back with Alpha Liam. But you forgot one tiny detail that she is back with Alpha Liam after ruining your daughter’s relationship with Alpha Liam. And, he was my fated mate,” I tried to state the facts, but his expressions didn’t change even for a second. 

“I don’t care about all this. Since he rejected you for obvious reasons, I think you should accept their relationship without any fuss.” My heart bled at his heartlessness. 

“Your father is right. You are mature now, and you shouldn’t behave like a child over your godsister’s happiness.” My mother stepped towards me, and I felt like someone had slapped me hard in front of a crowd. 

“Oh really, Mom! You should check if Claudia is your real daughter instead of me,” She clenched her fists in anger. 

“Violet! I don’t want to hear a single bad thing about Claudia. She made a mistake in the past, and now she is back, so we should forgive her for this misstep.” I gritted my teeth to stop myself from saying anything harsh. 

“They will hold a Luna ceremony next month, and you have to attend this ceremony with us,” My father finally came to the point. 

“No! And no one can force me to congratulate that home-wrecker sl*t for ruining my relationship and snatching my fated mate from me,” I answered in a determined tone, and my father became displeased after hearing my answer. 

“Violetta! We didn’t raise you to be a brat,” My mother chided in disappointment. 

“You are right. You raised me to be a perfect puppet and slave, but I managed to turn to be a brat on my own.” I answered before heading upstairs and locking my door behind me. All the angry tears that I held back in front of my parents welled up in my eyes. 

“Why can’t they support me like other parents? Moon Goddess, I did every single thing to make them happy and proud, but every single time, they put the bar a bit high. Am I really cursed?” I asked the Moon Goddess, and my heart bled because every single person made me feel unloved and cursed… Like I was nothing for them from the start. 

“Please end this pain… Please!!! I can’t live like this anymore. All the memories of the night and this morning faded, and pain surrounded me again as usual. 

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“Why didn’t you join us at the Lunch or dinner table yesterday?” My father asked when I came to the breakfast table with swollen red eyes, but they ignored it. 

“I wasn’t hungry,” I answered in a clipped tone. He took a deep breath like he was gathering courage for something. 

“Okay! We have made a decision for you. I hope it will help you to overcome this pain and betrayal.” My father’s word made me stop, and I almost dropped the pancakes on the table. My head whipped towards my mother and father like he told me something in a foreign language. Maybe it would be normal if it came from normal parents, but from my parents, who spent their lives running behind wealth and status, it was surely nothing normal. 

“And what is it?” 

“We chose a groom for you. An alpha from the north, who is willing to accept you as his luna even if you are b… Barren,” I blinked my eyes a few times to digest their words. 

“Okay,” 

“Aren’t you happy?” My mother asked in an excited tone. 

“What’s the age of the Alpha and what’s the name of his pack?” I asked in a serious tone. My mother’s smile dropped. 

“What does this mean? Do you think we will select someone incapable for you?” My father’s tone didn’t surprise me. When I didn’t answer, he clenched his fists in anger. 

“Shadow sand pack and his name is Alpha Warren Black,” He answered, and I quickly typed his name in my phone. 

“I will think about this proposal and then give you my answer,” 

“Nope! We like this proposal for you, and he is serious about you,” My mother quickly answered, but the information G****e gave me was really impressive.

“Wow! An Alpha with 20+ years of experience in the werewolf council and owns two companies,” I answered, and a proud smile crept on their faces. 

“In his 56 years, he got married six times, and every single bride died in the first year of her marriage. Multiple cases of s*xual assault on min0rs and embezzlement… Hole Goddess! From where did you get this perfect match for me, Mother?” I asked in a serious tone, and their faces almost looked pale after hearing information like they expected me to say ‘Yes’ to their proposal without even doing a general G****e search. Am I really that dumb in their eyes?

“All of them are false. All the people are after their wealth, so they love to do this type of sh*t. I am telling you… No one will accept a childless luna, so you have to lower your standards,” My father advised me in a serious tone. 

“And you think I am this desperate for marriage that I will marry a 56-year-old man to compensate for my childless state, which has nothing to do with me?” I asked them, but they didn’t answer me. 

“I am f*cking tired of these types of conversations. If you guys can’t act like proper parents, then please don’t even try… I will find someone for myself… on my own. You guys don’t have to worry about all this.” My blood boiled after looking at their perfect proposal. I pushed my phone aside and looked at their emotionless faces. 

“We have raised you for 21 years, so we are worried about your life. If you fail to find a man by the end of this month, then we will accept this man’s proposal for you. This is final,” My father announced in a stern tone. 

“Don’t worry, Violetta. He is also willing to give us 10 million dollars in dowry,” My mother added to encourage me, and I looked at her face with teary eyes. 

“You guys want to sell me out to a s*xual predator?” I asked, and her smile fell. 

“No, Violet! We are just trying to find a suitable partner for you, and we are doing nothing wrong at all… After all, we have raised you for so many years,” My mother tried to defend her stance, but I didn’t have the power to hear any more of this sh*t, so I stormed out of my house before I started feeling suffocation.