CALIANAS POV.I turned in bed as I shook my head from worry, the words etched to the back of my mind as the horrid image formed each moment I closed my eyes shut. It was devastating; I hated it. The more I thought about it, dreamed about it, and envisioned it, the more it tore my part.I didn't know what pained me the most—the knowledge about him having me placed as bait that night or the knowledge that I'll be forever tied to him as a mate."Young mistress, are you in?" A voice called in with a knock alongside. I rolled my eyes; he was probably up to something else once again."Come on in," I answered. I sat up in bed as a lady walked in. I stared at her; she looked nothing like the ladies who had served me ever since I got here."What brings you here?" I asked, but she seemed to be checking me out."I'm your personal maid; the alpha asked me to stay by you at all times; he said some things about you feeling uneasy when surrounded by lots of people, so I'm here on his orders; hencefo
CALIANAS POV."Is that meant to be a joke?" I asked with a frown. I didn't like whatever it was that they were up to; it made me sick, and I had not even started anything yet."Freya?" the guard called, and someone else came in."Perhaps I had made a mistake by dozing off my lady; how about we ask Freya here?" She asked and gestured for the young lady to walk in."Freya, please tell me I'm not going crazy here. The beta came into my room; we spoke for a few seconds, and he walked right back. Out that door where you are, please tell me you saw him as well." I asked, careful in my speech; I didn't want to look like the one who was insane, yet they made me feel nothing other than that."I had not seen the beta today; if anything, Miss Rina had been the only one to move in and out of your room, and he certainly didn't look anything like the beta; although you tried walking out earlier, that was all," Freya explained as well."Can someone tell me, please, that this is nothing but a joke?!
Chapter 1CALIANA'S POVThe creaking sound of my door opening made my eyes shoot open. I heaved a small sigh, slowly reaching for my bedside lamp.My heart raced like it was part of a marathon, as muffled steps approached my bed. That familiar pine scent filled my nostrils and my stomach churned in discomfort.I flickered the switch on and jolted out of my bed. My stepbrother paused on his track, frozen as if he had just been caught doing the unthinkable."Vince!!! Uh! What are you doing here so late at night? Do you need something?" I asked, backing away from him."Hi! Urm. I apologize for disrupting your sleep, it's midnight and I am not supposed to be here…"Y–Yes! You are not supposed to be here." I drew on those words, making it known that his presence made me super uncomfortable.Vince remained quiet as if thinking of his next line, my eyes drifted to the wall clock and it clearly showed 2 am. My stepmother would be fast asleep, I guess that's why he is here at such an unruly ho
EDWARDS POVI paced about in my office, waiting for my brother's arrival, the news I heard that morning was enough to ruin my mood completely.The door opened and Jamal walked in, he had a smile on his face which only fueled my anger."What is this?" I asked not sparing him a second."Look I know you are furious, but if you can spare me a minute, I will give you the details." He took a seat on the leather chair, spinning around like a child. Of course, he is a child, why else will he buy me a fucking Luna."Start talking." I walked back to my chair and sat down, waiting for a reasonable excuse for his silly action."The council and elders suggested you get a chosen mate before they would give their approval. Edward you know we need those lands to extend our territories, we have been the largest, strongest, and most feared pack for generations, and to keep that reputation and glory, I thought of extending the pack, as you Beta, and brother I think I have the right to care for this pack
CALIANA'S POVThis can't be, he can't be my mate. I have dreamed and fantasize a lot about my fated mate when I turned 18, but here I was staring at a half-naked man with a naked woman underneath him in shameless intimacy and he is my sad mate.My shoulders sagged, tears burned my eyes and blurred my vision. The sight of my mate with another woman haunted me. It was like a knife had been driven into my heart. I did my best to stay strong, cause right there, I wanted to crawl into a quiet corner and cry my eyes out.But Instead, I held the doorknob and closed the door. After all, I interrupted their play time, might as well give them some privacy."Ma'am!" Another young woman with beautiful blond hair came to where I stood.I said nothing in return, I watched as she smiled at me, but I didn't react to her kind gesture."Please come with me, let's get you settled in another room." She walked further down the hallway, and I reluctantly followed her.There was another door and I hoped no
Chapter 4CALIANA'S POVONE WEEK LATERJuanita, Cassy, Benedict, and Carla, were buzzing around in my room like busy bees. Juanita kept ordering them around strictly, I wanted to help but she blatantly refused.They had been ordered by Edward to deck me up, the order came from the alpha and nothing could change that."Cassy! My Goodness! Why is Caliana's foot still bare, get the heels already." Juanita yelled at the cute looking made, my friend to be precise."Benedict, where are the hairpins I asked for 20 minutes ago…""Carla please don't get me started, we can't spend eternity on Caliana's makeup."Juanita kept ranting endlessly, the ladies groaned, going about their duties, and I laughed, finding it cute.Juanita and Cassy were officially assigned to me three days after my arrival while Benedict and Carla were one of the most cheerful ladies I have ever met, they took away my sorrows and became my friends. They had come up to clean my room when they suddenly engrossed me in their c
Chapter 5 EDWARD'S POV THE NEXT DAY "Go ahead and knock; we need to see how our mate is fairing," Stark whined in my head nonstop. He was eager to see Caliana again after what happened last night, and we were both drawn to our hurting mate. I crazily spent half the night in her arms; she didn't notice though, and I was really careful not to raise an alarm. Thanks to stark, all he wanted was to be super close to her. He made my life a living hell until I accepted and sneaked into her room for 4 hours straight. It was hard leaving her all by herself, but I had to do it. It would be better if she noticed my scent rather than find me wrapping my hands around her. My fist paused halfway, not touching her door. I couldn't do it; I lacked the confidence. "Some other time, Stark, there's a lot of work to do." I reversed and left for the elevator. "You wasted the opportunity." Edward, if she means nothing to you, let it be clear that she means a lot to me. Stop hurting our mate." Star
CALIANAS POV. Her innocent words hunted me. Edward and I were getting married, and yet no one told me about it. My hands grew wet with perspiration. I couldn't go into an eternal bond with Edward, who doesn't even care about me. The sun was down when we returned. I held Love in my arms, and her eyes were shot into deep slumber. "Welcome, Luna Caliana." Juanita greeted, her head bowed, and she fiddled with her fingers at odd intervals. "Is something wrong?" I asked, handing love to the elderly woman who tagged along with Juanita. "It's Alp…." Juanita paused on her track; fear engulfed her eyes as she stared behind me. I swerved and met furious green eyes staring at me. "Alpha Ed…." I attempted to bow but got roughly pulled instead. Edward threw me into the elevator and got in as well; the door closed, and he turned to me, still fuming. He pinned me to the wall and yelled. "Who gave you the right to take my daughter out of the pack house? Un–Fucking–Guarded. How dare you even spe