Alpha's Fated Mates

Lilith's POVUnlike other wolves, I, Lilith found myself trapped in a family consumed by a deep-rooted hatred towards me. No matter how hard I tried, it seemed impossible to appease my mother's insatiable dissatisfaction to everything I do"Wake up, Lilith!" I stirred as I looked up at the person who had roughly shaken me. The expression on her face was grim and angry. It was none other than my mother. I quickly got to my feet, knowing what would follow if I wasted any more time—a thundering slap!"Do you know what time it is?" she growled."How can you be sleeping this late when you need to go to work?" Fear gripped me as she glared angrily at me. Today seemed to be a relatively good day for her, as I would usually get a beating for waking up late. I stayed up very late last night, doing household chores and running errands for her. I often wondered why she hated me so much. I couldn't fathom what I had done to deserve such treatment from someone who gave birth to me."I...I'm sorry,

Alpha Joe's POV"She is my mate. The girl standing in front of me with a mask on was my mate!" I thought.I took a few steps toward her, and she ran. I paused, Why was she running? It was obvious she knew I was her mate too. The fact that she came close to me could mean only one thing: she was lured by my scent. Why, then, was she running?I immediately came down from the stage and pursued after her, ignoring the murmurs of the crowd. The fight could wait. All I wanted right now was to find my mate.Where did she run to? She was too fast. I followed her scent; it led me into the bush. I came to a halt when I saw two pathways. I could still perceive her scent, but why was it coming from the two pathways? I followed my instincts and took the path on my left."How was she able to do that? How was she able to plant her scent in two different pathways?" I thought as I kept following the scent. Then I saw her. Every thought I had disappeared at the sight of her. She sat beautifully at the f

Lilith's POVI stood at the door, having just arrived home from the bar where I worked. The bar had been unusually busy, and I had to put in extra hours to attend to the influx of customers.As I entered, I noticed my mother sitting on the couch, her face contorted with anger. Her glare sent shivers down my spine. She asked where I had been. I knew I had to explain everything, no matter how frightened I felt."I am coming back from work, mother," I replied softly, meeting her intense gaze."By this time of the night? You are coming back from work at this hour?" she asked, her voice dripping with irritation.I glanced at the wall clock; it was just a few minutes past seven in the evening. I couldn't fathom why she was making such a fuss. Typically, I would be home by 5 or 6 pm. Was being an hour or two late really that significant?Though infuriated by her reaction, I knew I had to remain composed if I wanted to continue living under her roof. I couldn't risk her throwing me out, espec

"The king?" I asked, utterly confused."Yes, the king. Let's lodge a complaint about your mother to the alpha king," he said, standing up and pacing around the room. "It is the king's duty to ensure his subjects are safe," he continued, approaching me, bending down to meet my gaze at eye level."If we tell him what your own mother has been doing to you, I am sure he would act in your favor," he said, rising to his feet and returning to his seat. I waited until he was seated before I spoke."We can't go to the king, we just can't," I said."And why is that?" he asked. I thought about it, recalling the time when my mum told me after beating me that getting pregnant with me ruined her chances with the king.He was the love of her life, the man she had given her heart to, but my arrival stopped everything that would have happened between them. Who knows, if I hadn't been born, she would probably be the king's third mate. I sighed."It is a long story, Joseph. I just don't think it would b

Lilith's POVI walked into the room, gently closing the door behind me before greeting him."Good evening, Alpha Andrew," I replied. He was no longer a mere visitor in our home; in fact, he always made himself feel at home whenever he came over. He was one of my mother's flings, the longest one she had ever had.Most of them usually didn't last more than three months, but she has been seeing him for about two years now. He glanced at my body and saw the scars but didn't say anything.He already knew about the toxic relationship between my mother and me. He had even witnessed her beating me once, and yet he did nothing to intervene. That was one of the reasons I loathed him so much."It's a good thing you're back. I am famished, and I believe Andrew is too," my mother's voice rang out from the sofa in the sitting room. As we approached, she looked at Andrew and smiled before returning her gaze to me, "Get us something to eat," she said coldly.I muttered words of greeting to her, but s