YOU DO NOT TELL ME WHAT TO DO

✵AERIS POV✵

I stared magnified at the bastard who I had been expecting for a long time a smirk on my face as the priest went about his concurrent activities.

I frowned a bit watching him struggle with himself. He seemed to be fighting with something as he prostrated with one of his knees to the floor and a palm placed on the sandy field.

I watched him struggle and he suddenly screamed out.

"MATEEE" his eyes red as they hooked with mine like thunderstorm and lightning , and his fangs elongated and almost immediately I heard a voice speak in me.

"Mate" in a soft whisper.

The voice was small and I knew definitely it wasn't my subconsciousness.

Then what whis..

I gasped a realization hit me.

My wolf.

Wait.. My wolf just spoke... My.. My..

Oh my Gawd.

"What did you say" I asked aloud but I didn't hear anything.

Alright, I knew I heard something say mate in me but then why didn't I hear it now..

I frowned and took my gaze back to the alpha to see him standing up more properly, his hands balled in a tight fist, he still seemed to be struggling.

His features had returned except his eyes were still red but then the colors slowly returned.

He turned around and began walking away to the royal cart.

"oh poor her, her parents died recently"

"yh, was her family predestined to be wiped out of the earth"

"she was a lovely girl and now she's gonna be a sacrifice to Tharros" I turned to view the pity gazes of the onlookers and I frowned.

Alright, I knew I was getting myself in deep trouble by doing this, I may end Declan and still be given to Tharros but I don't wanna think about that now.

All I want to be in my mind now was my mission and that was to end Declan.

"Bring her to the cart" I heard a voice yell and I turned around to face my fate but then a voice called out my name.

"Aerisss noooo.. No.. No.. I won't let them take you no.." I blinked and my lips parted as I stared at Caelan running towards me.

"Cee" I called barely above a whisper when the guards grabbed him.

"no no.. Let me go.. I won't let you take her, let go of me assholes, roarrrr" he yelled struggling with them and he roared loudly shifting immediately and escaping the guards hold.

" Cee wait" I called freeing myself from the priest as I ran towards him.

He shifted back and wrapped his arms around me and I accepted the hug pulling him into my warmth.

"Aer.. I.. I can't let them take you" He sounded defeated and the pity in me surfaced as I pulled him closer.

"it's okay.. I'll come back.. I will for you, I won't leave you" I assured feeling his hot breath rush down my back.

"hey bitch, let's get outta here" I felt a harsh hand hold my shoulders and pulled me roughly away from him breaking us apart ruthlessly.

"No don't, don't take her away, ahhhh" He screamed as a chain was placed around his neck incase he shifted again, he tried taking it off, his eyes turning bright blue as he shifted again but the chain restrained any movements from him.

He howled loudly as he stared am me with his hurt blue eyes.

"Cee" I screamed feeling pained seeing him in pains, stretching my hand like I want to hold him.

I wanted to but I couldn't.

"oh pity, your stupid lover has been separated from you haha" I heard the rotten voice of the bully idiotic man from earlier speak as he still pulled me by my shoulders.

I felt disgusted with his hand on my skin and I clawed at his hand with my long nails as I shrugged it off.

"don't touch me" I glared and he hissed as the wound healed.

"you fool '' he tried to attack me and I readied myself for any pain afterwards but then...

" Stop Rameses "I heard a thick accented voice speak, the authority in his voice was flesh cutting and the guage of the order he gave was heavy as the man who happened to be Rameses immediately recoiled not after passing me a cutting glare and I didn't relent in reciprocating.

I looked up to the wicked demon who spoke, his authoritative aura was definitely supposed to make me dread, but then I didn't retreat in fear, I walked up to my doom, no , a doom that I'll make for him.

Even if I didn't fret, I couldn't deny his aura brought a slight trepidation to me.

I climbed the cart sitting in front of him, the glare I sent to him could literally scare a beast but then he held gazes with mine, his face expressionless and unreadable.

I looked away finally outside and immediately I saw the sullen faces of the people I was leaving behind I felt my heart being pierced with a thousand knives and as my gaze met Caelan's, I felt the knives twist and my heart bleed in pain.

I stared at him squarely and felt tears gather in my eyes, I diverted my gaze to Isla who had been released from the pole and more tears rushed to my eyes about to drop but I quickly looked up not wanting that.

There was no way I'll let tears out of my eyes, no damn way. I'll never cry in front of this Alpha.

I'll never.

I looked back down about to wave good bye but the awnings of the cart had been pulled down.

I stretched my hand to open it but felt a slap on my wrist.

I tuned to the idiot who dared slap me with a glare to meet the ugly gaze of Rameses on me.

"Don't touch that" he glared and I scoffed as I rubbed my wrist.

I frowned remembering the Alpha was here a moment ago.

He must have gotten off the cart while my eyes where up.

I looked away from him, closing my eyes, resting my head on the cart as I waited for it to take me to my new formed fate.

✷EMBER WOLVES PACK DISTRICT✷

✵DECLAN POV ✵

The thudding sound of horses feet colliding with the ground filled my ears and the neighs of horses from a distance filled my ears.

All Thanks to my sharp hearing sense.

My dark hair , blew to cover my eyes and the dust resulting from the horse I was riding blew directly into my nostrils but I exhaled the whole thing again.

The voices of villagers as I rode the horse slowly decreased and all heads bowed as I passed.

I could see my kingdom not far ahead and I could hear the orchestration of the orchestras and the symphony could bind any soul but definitely not mine, maybe because I didn't have one.

I rode my horse to a stop immediately I got to the entrance and jumped down.

I looked behind me in expectancy of the cart which had been riding behind me.

They were just riding slowly.

I turned back forward and the orchestras stopped their music.

They knew I hated it.

It was for the welcoming of Tharros's sacrifice but it wasn't necessary.

I walked ahead into my kingdom and I stopped immediately I felt Fillion trailing behind me.

He stopped too and I continued my journey.

"Alpha you're back, I've been waiting" Melantha rushed towards me but I just brushed passed her.

"Send Jasmine and Jessy to my room now" I ordered as I walked.

I don't know why but I felt angry for no reason.

Something about the way she hugged that guy earlier tugged at me. No not me, my wolf.

Maybe because he believed she was our mate and whenever my wolf is angry, I automatically become angry.

And the way she had stared at me with so much hate tripled it and I felt Ilan's sadness at that.

So in one explanation, my mood was ruined.

I sighed as I walked into my room slamming the door shut, I groaned feeling hot as my anger enveloped me.

I pulled off my robe and shirt throwing it aside.

I was still angry.

A knock sounded on my door and I frowned as I turned to it.

"What" I inquired.

"You sent for us Alpha" I heard Jasmine's voice.

Those two were maids of this kingdom.

"Enter" I said and the door pushed open as they entered with trembling minds and body.

The noisy beat of their hearts filled my ears, and I could feel their fear.

"Prepare the girl meant for Tharros" I said and they nodded leaving when my mind wandered towards something.

At the field when I made eye contact with her, Ilan had calmed down almost immediately and almost started acting up.

Ilan won't calm down at my beckon except, someone else did

She did.

And now the question in my mind was, how did she manage to access my wolf,

If she did then that only meant one thing, she was my mate.

But how sure was I that she was my mate, there were other girls there, it could have been anyone, why would I conclude that she was the one.

Ahhh, This was so messed up.

I dug my fingers in my hair and punched the wall in anger.

The wall cracked and the pieces clattered on the ground.

Who the hell was this girl.

✵AERIS POV ✵

"Aeris" I answered the pretty girl who asked me my name as they washed my body.

After I got down from the cart meeting the dispersing orchestra, I was led in through a hall, and that led to this beautiful blue room.

But then Blue wasn't my favorite color, I would have preferred a dark colored room.

Well I'll request for a change of colors.

I had not even settled down before these two pretty girls barged into my room and made me come here.

I had demanded the reason for bringing me here but they just said it was the Alpha's order.

I've been in here for as long as I don't know and well, I didn't want to leave yet.

The bland feel of the water scented with a mix of lavender, chamomile and lemon, was soothing and I had no wish of escaping.

My skin had a new glow and it was enticing.

"Hmm your name means ethereal or air"

"Or earth full of Flowers" Jasmine said first but Jessy said after.

I had learnt their names not quite long.

"Hmmm your name is as beautiful as your skin" Jessy said and I gave her a look.

I don't know, I was trying to be free with her but then I couldn't, my mind wasn't just here at the moment.

I couldn't help but think about Caelan who I had left behind.

I missed him so much now and Isla too.

"Thank you" I said simply and they nodded.

I was finally done with the warming bath and I was given a towel to cover myself with.

I was led to the room and made to sit in front of the dressing mirror, my wet ash hair gummed on my skin, and droplets of water rolled from my damp hair to my forehead and from my forehead to my lips before finally dropping.

"Wow your hair is long and the naturally ash color is attractive" Jasmine said and I stared at her smile through the mirror.

I wonder when that would come on my face again.

Well I guess it wouldn't.

It would never.

Maybe until my mission is complete.

They perfumed my hair with scented oils and they styled it new.

They came to my nails and they gasped at the long length.

I grew my nails to be long. At least that was the only werewolf trait I could conceive.

Since I didn't have any werewolf trait, I left my nails to continue growing, since werewolfs had those.

"My lady, isn't your nails too lengthy... The alpha might not like it" Jessy said and Jasmine took out a nail cutter.

I turned around to face her with a glare.

"You would not touch my nails" I said daringly and she gulped, a fear I had never seen in her eyes before overshadowing her orbs, a fear for someone greater.

"The alpha won't like it Aeris" Jessy said and I scoffed facing the mirror.

"Well I don't care" I told them blandly as I stared at the mirror.

I saw them exchange glances and shrug and they continued with dressing me up.

The gown they made me wear was a free white laced gown, having intricate designs of diamonds on it, and the shoulder part was accentuated with floral, patterns.

I sat on the bed with nothing to do.

I looked around my environs and finally was able to take in the beauty of the room

The blue architect.

Almost everything was blue, starting from the spiral chandeliers, that looked more of diamonds to the wooden shelf, colored blue, having a magnificent amount of books.

Moving to the dressing table that had intricate floral linens and alot of dressing table wares on it.

Blue wood paneling, jungle designed walls, the table, I guessed was for dining was set with elegant white linens, fine crystal glassware and etcetera.

The room was elegant and charming in one word.

Even the bedding was made of blue.

Gawd I hated the color but I liked the edifice of the room.

The door to my room was suddenly pushed open and Jasmine rolled a cart containing different varieties of meals.

She rolled it to my front and she gave an habitual smile.

"Alpha said you should eat and meet him at the throne room" She said and I just stared blankly at the food.

The delicacies were obviously enticing and the aroma would lure anyone into digging into this meal with pleasure.

But me.. Was it okay to say I had no appetite.

"Not hungry, you can eat it" I said and stood up.

"What.. Ohh plsss Aeris, you're gonna end me, Alpha specifically said you should eat and meet him, eating is the main deal here" she probed but I just stared dully at her.

I sidestepped her walking out of the door.

"Aeris, Aeris" Jasmine ran after me.

"Aeris Pls, make things easy for me and eat" She pleaded stopping in front of me but I sidestepped her again.

"Aer.."

"Don't stop me again, Lead the way to the throne room" I told her stopping with a glare and she stared painedly at me before turning around, holding her garment by the knees.

I knew I was being rude and I was already feeling sorry inwardly but then if I didn't sound this way, then she surely would cajole me into eating which is something I didn't want to fancy.

We walked through the dark hallway and as we moved I observed the walls that had ancient drawings of Wolves clashing and clawing at each other.

Then a particular wolf roaring loudly and other wolf's retreating and...

I felt a shoulder bump mine.

"Ahh" I gasped and turned to see who the blind bat was and I raised a brow seeing a very ugly.. Ok I gotta be truthful, she was beautiful, even more than me, in fact, I couldn't compare, us she really beat me in beauty.

"Luna" Jasmine quickly prostrated and I frowned.

Wait she was the Luna.

Declan already had a Luna.. I scoffed watching as she walked behind me giving me a cutting glare and the 'my-eyes-are-on-you' sign.

I rolled my eyes facing my front.

"She's your Luna" I asked Jasmine and she nodded.

"Not yet thou , her name is Melantha, she's our future Luna" she explained.

"Then why did you call her Luna" I frowned and she shrugged as we neared a door.

"It's the Alpha's order per her request, she wanted us to refer to her as that" Jasmine furthered.

Hmph, she must have a strong hold on him then, for him to grant her request so easily.

In every pack, the Luna if not yet crowned was viewed as Luna but not referred to that and she's not a Luna completely until she bears his first child and birth him/her.

Hmph, The methana methanla, whatever her name was sure had guts.

Jasmine pushed the throne room door open and she stopped walking.

"What happened why did you stop" I asked.

"A maid that doesn't belong to the throne room, dares not step in or face severe consequences" She said bowing and I raised my brows.

What outrageous rule was that, as far as she worked in the kingdom, she should have right into this place.

The Alpha as I presumed and know is totally heartless, wicked and inconsiderate.

I scoffed as I made my way into the throne room having elderly chiefs sitting at each side of the throne and the main deal.

The "Alpha" sat there with the most blank expression I've ever seen.

His stupid golden eyes was soul capturing of course but, damn those heartless orbs, the day I end him, I'll pull them out.

He watched my parents blood flow with those eyes.

Heartless wolf.

" Move forward" I heard his aphrodisiac deep and authoritative voice speak.

Aphrodisiac to any lady, not me.

I rolled my eyes crossing my arms.

"I'm okay where I stand" I said to him and I heard the chiefs gasp in shock.

Obviously I may be the first person in history to go against the Alphas command.

I stared at the Alpha noticing a glitch in his eyes but it was almost unnoticeable.

He raised his head as if taking a deep breath and he dimmed his eyes.

"You have eaten" He said.

"No.." I retorted and I saw his hold on the throne handle tighten as if holding himself from spurting out something.

"Jasmine" he called and I frowned.

Was he gonna punish Jasmine because I didn't eat.

I heard the door to the throne room open and I turned towards it to see Jasmine standing there with her head bowed.

She didn't cross the line that demarcated the hallways from the throne room.

She meant it when she said she wasn't allowed to.

"You didn't give her the food I ordered you to give her" I heard him ask and I saw Jasmine trembling in fear.

What was she scared of, The Alpha.

I saw nothing to fear in him.

"Alpha.. I.. I.. d.. did.. But she refused to.. to eat" She said and I turned back to the Alpha to see his hold on the throne chair tighten more and I audibly heard a crack.

Wait, the chair cracked. His hold cracked the chair.

The next thing he stood up and he was marching towards me.

I raised a brow as each of his climbs as he descended the stairs reverberated.

He stopped right in front of me and I could literally sniff his rage.

I just stared at him undisturbed.

"When I give orders, people follow them, i gave an order and you defied I gave another and you did same and you walked into a throne were you bow before the Alpha, but instead you crossed your arms.. Who do you think you are , Now Bow" he ordered and I just watched him.

I scoffed at his act and I could smell his rage burning already.

The next thing he separated my crossed arms almost hurting me and I gasped.

I immediately acted on impulse and raising my clawed nails, I struck his face and his head turned to the side as blood trailed out of the cut.

The elders gasped and whispers filled the throne as I dropped my hand, with his blood running down my nails.

"You do not tell me what to do".