5

GEMMA

I swallowed hard and turned my head to get a glimpse of him. Not who I was expecting, my enemy! He must be joking. The werewolf king would never be my second chance mate.

He helped me stand straight and took his hand to my neck with his face close to me. "You are stubborn, aren't you? You left me behind even though you should have stayed." His voice was whimsical as he drew closer to me.

His eyes looked so familiar. The blue-grey eyes were one I had seen hours ago. It was a rare eye color and I would never forget in a hurry.

He was the guest who had visited the pack. It was my enemy who had visited?

I rolled my fist into a ball and clutched my jaws. Seeing him again brought back the memories of my dead parent. I remembered how they were killed and murdered by the royal pack.

I was made to watch them brutalize my family. 

He drew closer and brought his insanely handsome face closer to me, but it made me feel like pushing him and throwing him off the cliff. Then, I will jump down too and end everything.

That way, I wouldn't die alone. I would die with my enemy and his family would feel what I felt ten years ago.

He smirked and drew me closer to him. "Who knew the girl who I had suddenly grown interested in was my mate? Guess the moon goddess had something in mind."

But how was it possible? Was I mistaken with Elias? Was it because I like him and think about him so much that made me imagine he was my mate? It wasn't possible to be given a second mate immediately after the first rejection.

Or was I given two mates? That's not possible.

"You got rejected and now you are my mate." He tsked and shook his head, "The moon goddess made me a second option but I will even be the last option because I will kill every other option for you darling."

The smile on his face. I hated it so much even though it made him look handsome or should I say wickedly handsome, if that's a thing, or more so, wickedly devastatingly handsome hottie. I wish I had some superpowers and I would rip that smile off his face face.

Well, I hate myself right now for calling him good-looking when I should make him pay for what his family did to me. Mom, Dad, forgive me for even thinking about this guy being handsome.

He made to touch me but I pulled back immediately, going away from his cold touch as if stepping away from a rod that would electrocute me.

The smile on his face faded and it was replaced by a frown. He drew closer again and this time, I didn't think twice, I used all the strength in me to push him off.

Without a second thought, I began to run into the woods, not minding to know if he fell off the cliff or not.

Why am I running anyway? It would only make me want and then imprisoned for life for killing the Alpha king. I should go back and fall down the cliff. That was the plan anyway.

But then, my legs wouldn't stop moving. I was running deep into the woods. All my head screamed was run faster, they are right behind you.

Don't know who was right behind me or if anyone was running after me, but I had a gut feeling that someone or some people were drawing closer to me, increasing the fear that threatened to throw me off balance.

I burst into tears, blocking my view but I wasn't bothered about that. My life would be over in no time.

I slipped and fell to the ground. Not having any strength in me, I laid back, awaiting my final fate from whoever was after me. 

"Please spare me." I cried and almost didn't hear my voice. "It was a mistake. Just spare me this once, please I beg of you." I added, not knowing who I was apologizing to when there was no one around, although my eyes were shut.

I wailed out, crying at my misfortune. I can't even die. I am surely cursed and there was no redemption for me.

"You shouldn't break my heart by crying. I hate that sound." Someone said beside me and I was forced to keep shut.

I opened my eyes and lifted my head only to see the man I was running from smiling at me.

Not a pleasant smile but one that spoke about the danger coming. A smile I would consider a nightmare.

"You tried to kill me? That wasn't the best idea. Now you would suffer for it and I don't have mercy." 

He was surely going to kill me. I tried to kill him anyway. "Let go of me. I have done nothing wrong to you. Please don't do this to me. My life has been bad already. I just want to die."

"Like I said, you don't have permission to die until I give it to you. You will come with me to my territory and you will be mine. You will be my Luna."

"Never!"

"It's your choice darling. Eternal years of suffering in jail or the privilege of being my Luna. Choose now!"