4~You Belong To Me!

Aurora's POV 

Leo and I stood side by side as preparations were made to bind us together. Werewolves didn't get married in churches like humans did. Instead, we would be joined together by sharing blood. 

A part of my palm would be cut open and they would do the same to Leo. Once our bloods were joined together, and he marked me, we would say our vows and I would wear the ancient ring passed down to me by the previous Luna, we would be bound together. 

I felt a dreadful feeling bubble inside me as I scanned the crowd, trying to find a pair of piercing green eyes but I couldn't find them. The same pair of eyes that haunted my dreams. My mate. My mate was in this room. Probably watching from a corner, he was going to watch me get married to someone else and he wouldn't do anything to stop it. 

Alpha Kaizen was a ruthless Alpha, who ruled his pack with an iron fist, and he was not to be messed with unless they wanted to face his wrath. I heard rumors of how he killed people and how cruel he and his entire Pack were. No one dares cross paths with The Silvermaw Pack. They were dark and dangerous. They killed people without mercy.

His name was always whispered quietly, because people feared that he would appear at the mention of his name. He was that feared. There were even rumors that he killed his parents in cold blood. People always referred to him as 'The Rogue Alpha' even though he wasn't a rogue. He behaves like a rogue would, making people question his sanity. 

He doesn't want me. Those words stung more than the thousands of insults I've gotten from my pack members. To know the one I had always expected to be my saving grace, the one who would end my suffering in this hell hole of a pack, doesn't want me was a type of feeling I never want to experience again. To think I was willing to look past his cold exterior so I could finally gain the freedom I craved for, but he burst that little bubble of hope. He was truly heartless. 

Obviously, the mate bond didn't have an effect on him. He was able to resist the mating bond, but for how long? 

The repulsive expression and disgust on his face when I saw his eyes trail up and down my body made me feel ashamed of myself. My father had beaten and battered my body, that my mate wouldn't even spare me a second glance. 

It was now that I really believed what all the pack members said about me. I was really a worthless weak girl. My own mate hadn't failed to remind me of that. His expression alone said everything. 

Squashing every hope that he was going to stop this marriage from happening, I turned back around and faced Alpha Tiberius who had a proud grin on his face. Alpha Tiberius was no different from my father. He was a monster like my father. But he had never for once raised his hands to Leo. Afterall, Leo was a son. His heir. Leo is the only son because his mother, the Luna, had died while giving birth to him. Alpha Tiberius raised Leo to be exactly like him. They were all monsters. 

“Today is a joyful day for the members of the BlueMoon Pack! We are celebrating the union of our beloved Leo Martin and Aurora Fernandez! The two are so in love with each other that they couldn't wait to tie the knot!” Round of applause erupted through the crowd as I gritted my teeth at the lies he was spitting out of his mouth. 

I wanted to scream with all my might and tell everyone in the crowd that I did not consent to this. To tell them that I was been forced into a loveless marriage. But just as soon as that burst of confidence came, it immediately vanished. 

“The ceremony starts now!” Alpha Tiberius announced and everywhere grew quiet. 

My heart thumped loudly in my chest as Alpha Tiberius walked up to me with a small sharp knife in his hand. “Hold out your hand,” He ordered, I didn't do as he said right away making him narrow his eyes at me. Slowly, I held out my shaky hand and without warning, he slashed my wrist with the sharp edge of the knife, not being gentle about it. 

I clamped my mouth shut as pain shot through my wrist. I looked at him in shock, he had a smug expression on his face and realization finally dawned on me. He had hurt me intentionally. The cut wasn't supposed to hurt as much as it did and it was because Alpha Tiberius had slashed my wrist forcefully. 

Blood dropped from my wrist and onto the ground. Alpha Tiberius cleaned the knife and Leo held out his wrist. He didn't wince as his father slashed his wrist too. If he had shown any signs of pain, he would have been considered 'too weak'. Apparently, as the future Alpha, he should be able to endure pain. 

Letting out a ragged breath, I watched as Leo took my wrist in his, and just as he attempted to join our bloods together, a cold voice stopped him. 

A voice I recognized so well. It had been stuck in my head like glue for the past hour. My wolf squirmed inside me, wanting to be held in our mate's embrace but I knew that wasn't possible. 

“Stop,” He growled out, barely controlling his rage. “This wedding is canceled. Aurora will not be getting married to this asshole.” Alpha Kaizen stated coldly as he made his way out of the crowd. He knows my name? 

'Really, Rory? Out of everything he said, the only thing you could hear was your name?' My subconscious mocked. 

Everyone immediately moved away from him, not wanting to be seen standing so close to the ruthless Alpha. They most probably wouldn't live to tell the tale. 

Leo snapped his head to Alpha Kaizen's direction as waves of anger rolled off of him. “Who the fuck do you think you are?!” He roared. 

“I would suggest you watch your tongue, boy.” Kaizen said with a smirk. I watched as Leo's eyes narrowed at the 'boy' part. 

“Alpha Kaizen, with all due respect I would like you to leave or I'll be forced to call security.” Alpha Tiberius finally intervened calmly. 

“And why would I do that? I'm not leaving here until I take the girl with me.” The crowd erupted in chaos as they all began to whisper to each other. 

“WHAT?!” Leo yelled, walking up to Kaizen. It was either Kaizen was extremely tall or Leo was just too short because Leo barely reached his shoulders as he stood in front of him threateningly. “Aurora is mine!” I winced at his words. I didn't like being referred to as someone's property. “You will go nowhere with her. She's going to be my wife and you can't stop that.”

“Not anymore,” Kaizen said with a smirk. “She belongs to me now and even your father can't go against that, right Tiberius?” Belong to him? Does he not want everyone to know that I am his mate? Was he so ashamed of me that he wouldn't publicly claim me as his soulmate? I swallowed back the lump in my throat. The truth was truly bitter. 

When Alpha Tiberius didn't say anything in response, Leo looked at him incredulously. “Say something, father! Don't tell me you're going to allow him to take away what belongs to me!”

Alpha Tiberius sighed. “I'm sorry son. But we know better than to start a war with the Silvermaw Pack. I'm sorry, but you have to let Aurora go. I'm sure she must have whored herself around and convinced him to get her out of here. The bitch isn't even worth it.” Alpha Tiberius stared at me with disgust, I immediately placed my head down. 

“I would suggest to keep your insults to yourself, Tiberius. She belongs to me now and I wouldn't tolerate any insult hauled towards her. She's now my property.” Kaizen said with a proud smirk as he watched Leo about to burst in anger. I flinched at the word 'property'. I am no one's property! I almost blurted out. But I'll be damned to say that out loud. 

Giving them all one last look, he took two steps towards me and grabbed my hands, dragging me out of the hall. 

We passed by my father and he had a murderous expression on his face. If looks could kill, I'd certainly be six feet under. My mother gazed at me with teary eyes as I silently tried to reassure her that I was going to be okay. But, I wasn't quite sure about that yet.

A burst of cold air embraced me as we stepped out of the hall. Was I finally going to live the life I deserve? Or was my life going to be much worse than before? The realization that I didn't know what the future held for me was frightening. 

I hoped with all my heart that it would be the first option but I couldn't help but feel like it was the latter.