Chapter 4
“I am an Alpha king…and you are mated to me, Athena.”
If I am dreaming, I am hoping someone to wake me up from this nightmare. Because damn it! I can’t take this anymore!
“Your mother, Solidad Madrigal was mated to my deceased older brother. He was once the king of this kingdom, but he died early because of an accident. After him, I was chosen to lead this kingdom. Solidad ends up mate less and even though it’s against our rules, she married your father. But unfortunately, he died even before you were born. I was there when your mother gave birth to you and that day, I knew you were my mate.”
Wait…what? He was there when my mother gave birth to me?! How old is he?!
“You’re…lying. How old are you?!” I asked desperately.
“I’m 200 years old,” he answered that literally giving me a headache! What the fuck is going on?! He’s a wolf…an alpha king…and I’m his mate…and lastly…he’s 200 years old?
“Are you fucking kidding me?!” I screamed and glared at him. His face turned colder. I swallowed hard when he pulled my chin near his face. My heart pounded fast inside my chest. Why is he…
“Do I look like pulling some joke to you?” he asked in his dangerous tone. My lips parted. I saw his eyes gaze down at my lips.
“Your mother knew that you’re mine. The moment I recognize you as my mate is the day when you become mine. Even your mother has no right with you. But…Solidad…left without my consent…she left with you in her arms. I searched for her for almost 10 years until I found her again. She promised me that she’ll give you to me when you reached 18. But Solidad keeps breaking her promise. I had no choice but to take force on her,” he said those words while his face was so near to me.
He removed his thumb on my chin and stood up.
“My housekeepers will get you here, from now on you’ll live under my terms. If you break any of my rules, you’ll get chained here as your punishment. Do you get me?” he said darkly almost threatening me.
“WHAT—”
“I’ll give you a heads up about my rules later. If you don’t want to get punished do what I say,” he said and walked out of the room.
I feel so frustrated as the housekeepers unlocked the chains on my foot. My mind was in turmoil. My mind is literally in shock. Is this…true? Is this really happening?
The housekeepers guided me to a bathroom. They are all girls, so I don’t mind when they take off my clothes and pushed me down the jacuzzi. I didn’t know that this room has a bathroom. It was dark and cold without light.
Even though the jacuzzi makes me feel refreshed my pile-up thoughts keep bombarding my mind. I can’t believe all this thing is happening. Now I know why mommy wants me to stay inside the house. I understand why we always move from one place to another because for the whole 10 years she’s trying to hide me from Damon.
Tears stream down my face. It mixed with the water on the jacuzzi. I covered my face inside my palms and silently cried on it. My chest feels so heavy. I suddenly missed mom and I regret everything. I should’ve listened to her. I should’ve let her control my life.
I wanna know what happened to my mother. I wanna know if Damon did something to her! I won’t keep still if I’ll know that he did something horrible to my mother!
After I bathed myself, the housekeepers lend me a long nightie dress. I checked the clock and realized it was already 10 in the evening. I sighed heavily and went out of the closet.
“This way, Ma’am,” the housekeeper guided my way. I followed them silently. I don’t know where they are taking me but with every step I take I couldn’t help but be amazed. I am slowly believing that I am really inside of a kingdom because I am literally inside a palace!
It was so huge! The chandeliers and extravagant things are splattered all over the area. There are paintings and many more. I looked downstairs and saw the function hall of the palace. I feel like it can house a huge party and invite a lot of people!
This…is so shiny!
The housekeepers opened a door and a huge room with a king-sized bed welcomed me.
“We’ll leave now ma’am. Have a good sleep!” the housekeepers left me all alone inside the huge room. I sighed heavily. I walked towards the bed and sat there. It was comfy and soft. I immediately bounced the moment I sat there.
What am I gonna do now? I have to think of an escape! I can’t stay here forever! I won’t let Damon control me! And what about mommy? I know she’s worried now. I heaved a deep breath and lay down on the bed. I was staring at the ceiling when I heard the door open! I immediately got up and was horrified when I saw Damon wearing only a white bathrobe!
“WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING HERE?!” I screamed. I immediately reached for the blanket and covered my body. The nightie dress I am wearing is so thin and has a deep collar. My cleavage is peeking, so I have to cover my body!
He looked at me as if my scream didn’t bother him. He just looks at me with pure coldness. Seriously? What’s with this guy?
“It’s my room,” he said. My eyes widened as the realization dawned on me. I am mated to him…does it mean…we’re a couple now and…we…have to sleep next to each other?!
“No way…we have the same room?!” I was so shocked. Damn it! I didn’t expect it!
“Yes,” he said without hesitation. My lips parted.
“No! I won’t sleep with you!” I shouted and was about to stand up and leave when he suddenly moved so fast and gripped my elbow tightly. I am now kneeling over the bed while he’s standing in front of me, tightly gripping me.
“What do I say about breaking my rules, Athena?” he said warningly. I can see the danger in his eyes. I swallowed hard. No…I don’t like sleeping with him! There is no way…damn it!
“W-What? Are you saying…you’ll force me to do it with you?” I asked nervously. His brows furrowed.
“What’s so hard sleeping with me?” he gazed at the bed behind me. I swallowed hard. Is he crazy?
“Of course! It’ll be hard, Damon! Can’t you see! I just turned 18! And you’ll force me to sleep with you?! This is rape!” I ranted. His forehead wrinkled and slowly his lips rose for a devilish smirk. My eyes widened. Why is…he…so handsome? Damn it! Stop praising him, Athena!
“Sleeping with me and having sex with you is a different thing, Athena.” He said amused. My cheeks burn. That was…embarrassing! It’s so stupid of you Athena to think that when he said sleeping means…damn it!
“Fine! We’ll just sleep!” with my heavy movements, I lay down on the other side of the bed and covered my body with the thick blanket.
“Even though we’re mated, I won’t force you to bed, Athena,” he said which made me stop and look at him. He was just there standing and staring at me.
“Unless you want me to,” he added with a smirk.
Chapter 5I am not comfortable sleeping with someone in the same bed, especially since I am always getting conscious every time he moves. To stop my worries, I put a pillow between us. I stared at the ceiling. In just a span of time, I get to know Damon’s attitude. He’s sometimes rude, arrogant, and ruthless but he’s not bad.I still don’t get his world. The werewolf thing and alpha king…things. But I know when he said alpha king, I know he’s a big person. He’s important to this kingdom. And that made me think about why he needs his mate. Unfortunately, I am that mate.Deep thoughts lead me to sleep until I woke up the next morning without him next to me. I yawned and stretched my arms. I sat down on the bed and search for a slipper and there I noticed that there are marks on my ankle. It was the chains mark.I sighed heavily. Why did he chain me after all? Well, if he didn’t chain me, I’d probably run for hills and hit him using my own fist.“Good morning, Ma’am! Your clothes are her
Chapter 6I can’t believe I am being treated this way! Damon really made me watch him while eating his food! And when he finished, he just ordered his men to send me back to his room! And now I am starving, and my stomach is grumbling for food!I don’t know what he’s up to! He really wants me to follow his fucking rules? So, I am here to be his slave? Damn it! As soon as possible I need to think of a plan of escape! I won’t last long if this continues!I stopped walking back and forth when I heard noises on the balcony of this room. My brows furrowed and walked closer to the balcony. I opened the glass door and was astounded when I saw the group of people standing in front of the palace. What are they doing?They are lining up like troops while Stone was standing in front of them. He was saying something, but I couldn’t hear it because of our distance, and as soon as Stone lifts his right arm my eyes widened in pure shock when I saw how the men turned into…a fucking wolves!“Oh my God
Chapter 7I am still in a daze while staring into nothingness. It’s already late at night but my eyes are still wide open sitting over the bed while hands locked in a chain. I feel so miserable. Why is this happening to me? I can’t imagine myself getting married at this age! I don’t even know Damon! And…I don’t even love him!What about my dream? My dream about getting married to the man I love? Well, I still haven’t met him, but I want to get married to the man I love and not to the man who’s cold and…rude! And a fucking alpha!He said that we’ll get married tomorrow and even though I want to escape him really bad I can’t sneak out with these chains locked on me. I am so hopeless. Damn it! I wiped the tears that fell on my cheeks. My eyes roam around the whole room. Damon left earlier after locking me here. And knowing him, even though I begged into bended knees he wouldn’t waste his time for me.What am I gonna do? Is this really my fate? To be a luna in this strange kingdom and to
Chapter 8Anna’s words are continuously repeating inside my mind. Without me, Damon will be useless in this kingdom. I didn’t think that luna was one of the essential people in this kingdom. Is that why Damon is forcing me to marry him? Is that why I am in this situation?I sighed heavily as I stared at myself in the mirror. I look like royalty wearing a huge and elegant white gown. The design from its top made the whole gown perfect. It has see-through embroidery and glittered long sleeves and a flowing gown. My hair was curled and down with a flower crown on my head.I’ve never worn clothes like this. I didn’t imagine wearing one. Marriage wasn’t in my thoughts yet here I am wearing a wedding dress.“You look stunning, Ma’am,” Anna complimented as she surveyed my look. I glanced at her.“I want to run away and leave, Anna,” I said truthfully. She didn’t look shocked at what she heard. Maybe she knows that I didn’t want all of it.“I’m sorry but this will be your life from now on,” A
Chapter 9 I can feel my cheeks flush from what happened. I can’t believe he’d reply to that! I would love to?! Damn him! I can imagine kicking his ass than allowing him to sleep with me! This is ridiculous! With deranged thoughts, I quickly took one glass of wine from the waiter passing by and straightly drink it. “Luna! Be careful!” I heard Anna following me. I suddenly feel irritated to hear her call to me. There’s an after party of the wedding that’s why the whole palace was busy and the function hall was full of crowd. But here I am in the far corner of the hall drinking my ass out because of what happened earlier! “I said stop calling me Luna, Anna! I have a name! It’s Athena!” I said with annoyance. Anna gets the glass from my hand and put it back on the table. I glared at her, but she looks at me innocently. “The moment you got married to our Alpha we are all obliged to call you Luna,” she explained. I hissed and shook my head. I crossed my hands over my chest and watch the
Chapter 10I feel uneasy while waiting for Britney to come back. I found myself staring into nothing while my thoughts are clouding up. Maybe I was just imagining things. Why would Damon…call her, right? And…she’s just a professor. There is no way she could touch the alpha.“Luna?” I blinked twice when she suddenly showed up in front of me. I straightened up and stared at her. “Are you done with your call?” I asked. She smiled sweetly. “Yes, Luna. Can we continue?” she beamed. I nodded and let her discuss it once again. I tried to concentrate but my thoughts are always flying somewhere.She wouldn’t be my professor if Damon doesn’t know her, right? It means…Damon may know her. Then, what are they? Don’t tell me…they have a secret relationship or something?I couldn’t help but sneer. I do not like Damon but isn’t it unfair for him to have a mistress while married to me? I gritted my teeth while watching Britney Flurry.The session finished and I didn’t learn a bit. I didn’t even unders
Chapter 11I couldn’t sleep that night particularly since Damon was just behind me. The only thing between us was the pillow I put on. The lights are all out, but my mind was in chaos. He said that our mate bond was strong. Does that mean it hinders him to like someone else other than me?The morning came and as usual, Damon woke up early. I didn’t see him when I woke up. Anna helps me with my daily routine. After all that I headed towards the dining wearing a long sleeve dress. I don’t know why but my heart immediately thump so fast when I saw Damon quietly sipping his coffee on his usual seat.He senses me coming so our eyes met but I look away. I can’t look straight at him. I silently sat down beside him. The servants quickly served our food. I can’t help but glance a bit at Damon and damn it he almost caught me glancing at him!Get yourself together, Athena!“How’s your sleep?” I was stunned when he asked me that. I am sure that the servants, Anna and Stone are also shocked by wha
Chapter 12I heaved a deep breath as Damon lift me down to the horse. I can feel his eyes staring deeply at me and I don’t have the courage to counter his eyes. I looked away and settled my eyes on the village we visited. I saw houses made from rocks and hardwoods.“Good afternoon, Alpha Damon and Luna Athena!” an old man approached us.“It’s nice to see you again, Rolden,” Damon greeted Rolden. Damon seems to know this old man by the way he greets him with pleasantries.“The villagers are now waiting for you Alpha,” I heard Stone say to Damon. Damon nodded and held my wrist to walk. I was shocked at first, but I manage to get myself together. Damn it! I probably look dumb! Why am I always startling whenever he’s making a move on me? This is ridiculous!Everyone bowed and greeted us when we entered their place. This place must be their meeting hall or something. The villagers are all here and they are all warm to us.Damon walks in front and greets everyone. I watched him as he talks