Chapter 3

SOFIA

The ride back to his house was smooth.

I was quiet in his car, afraid to even make a move that was going to irritate him. I did not know anything about lycans. All I did know was either fake or it was mixed with fabricated lies.

Lycans were our superiors. The highest in the hierarchy. They were all billionaires and trillionaires who owned all of the businesses in the world. They employ alpha werewolves and give out alpha titles to whomever they see fit.

Everything was practically a transaction to them, and we did not mind because without them we would be poor. The higher your rank in their companies, the richer you become and the more chances that you become the alpha of your pack.

Mike got in by chance after our marriage and he became one of the richest werewolf alphas in the world. The lycan kings often never come in sight but have managers who relay their information. Their packs and palaces are so heavily guarded that only a small percentage of werewolves have ever gotten in.

There were mixed stories that their house was made of ice and diamonds, and there were others that said they lived in a dreadful forest and looked like beasts which was why they never showed their faces.

I couldn’t believe that I was going to see everything for myself now. When we reached the house, we alighted and the guards opened the door for me. I stepped out and looked up at the house that I had passed so many times but did not know who owned it.

Who would have thought that a lycan alpha owned this house inside of our pack? I wondered how many times he had been here in disguise and no one knew. I walked towards the front door with Alpha Dane beside me and I felt like this wasn’t reality.

It felt like I was stuck in a dream that I was going to wake up from soon. I looked over at him and he offered me a little smile as we got through the first door.

“I am going to instruct some guards to get your belongings from the palace so you do not need to go back there. Is that okay?” He offered.

I nodded, “Yes.”

“Great. Why don’t you go and rest now? The sun is already down and you’ll need your energy for tomorrow’s flight.” He stated as he removed his long coat and handed it over to one of the guards.

I swallowed hard, reminding myself of why I was doing it. I have lived here for six years of my life, even though they were not exactly the most memorable. I did not have any life here because I was practically restricted from having any friends for six years. I was not going to miss anything here, but it always feels weird to not be here anymore.

I offered him a quick nod before I followed the one guard who was going to take me up to the room where I was going to stay. I let out a quick sigh when we reached the room, and marveled at how big it was. It was almost the size of my room back at the palace.

“Here is your room. If you need anything just dial the first three numbers on the telephone by your bed.” The guard told me, and I nodded with a kind smile.

When the guard left, I locked the door behind him then stripped down my clothes and entered the shower. I stayed there for what seemed like forever as I washed everything down the drain. The pain of being stuck in that dreadful marriage for six years, and everything Mike had made me go through.

I wanted to put it all behind me and focus on my new life. Hopefully, Alpha Dane would be kind enough to give me a job that was going to sustain me well. I did not know him and I did not know what he wanted to do with me, but I had a good feeling about this.

After I was done, I slipped into a robe and went to the bed and immediately went to bed. The next day when I woke up, I realized that the sun was already out and I had overslept. I cursed as I got into the bathroom and freshened up, then wore my clothes from earlier before I went outside to meet Alpha Dane.

The downstairs area was bustling with different maids and guards around. They were carrying luggage and when I came closer, I realized that they were my luggage. They had already done everything. I thankfully do not have to go back to the palace or ever see Mike’s face again.

“Good morning, ma’am.” The guard from yesterday stopped me.

“Good morning,” I responded. “These are my luggage, right?”

“Yes, ma’am,” he nodded. “Alpha Dane is in the study. He asked for you to come and see him when you are ready.”

“Take me to him then.”

The guard escorted me to the study where Alpha Dane was. I kept squeezing my hands to relieve myself of the anxiety of meeting him again. What if he had even changed his mind about me? So many questions were going through my head until we reached the study.

The doors were extremely large, stretching several feet up. There were two guards designated to open it, and he opened it and revealed the study. The first thing that caught my eye was the library. It stretched up so high that I had to raise my head to look at it.

“Impressed?” I heard a voice come, and I turned to look at him as my hands tightened around my satchel.

Alpha Dane was dressed very casually in a white compressed shirt and pants. He was leaning back in his seat, making me more nervous than I expected to be.

“Yes. Your library is very beautiful.” I commented.

“The building has been in my family for five hundred years. Most of these books do not belong to me. My grandfather was the biggest bibliophile that ever lived in his time. So much that he had to place books in all of our anonymous homes spread out in the werewolf packs.” He explained.

I smiled, not sure how to answer that.

“Come and sit.” He gestured at one of the seats in front of his big mahogany table.

I went over to the seat and sat down. I looked down in front of him and he was signing some papers. He was probably working. He had just finished signing them when he raised his head and looked at me. There was a kind smile etched on his face.

He placed his hands on the table, entwining them, “So how are you feeling after yesterday?”

“I feel better than I was. Thank Goodness I didn’t need to go back home.” I sighed.

I didn’t know if I would have been able to look at them act all lovey-dovey after everything that happened yesterday.

“And how is your neck?”

I placed my hands there instinctively. I had almost forgotten that it happened, “My neck is perfect.”

“Good,” he looked down at the first piece of paper and he slid it to me alongside a pen. I caught it before it slid off the table. “Mike brought the divorce papers when you were asleep. You can sign them now and you will officially be parted from you.”

I raised the pen and I didn’t think twice before signing my name on it. I closed my eyes as a wave of relief washed over me. I couldn’t even believe this. It was finally over. No more Mike, no more staying in that dreadful house, and no more dealing with contraceptives.

It was all over.

“Done.” I handed the papers over to him. He collected them and did one last look into them before.

“Also, there is one more thing I need to tell you before we leave.” Alpha Dane adjusted his seating position, his eyes blazing into mine.

“What is it?” I asked.

“I just went through some laws this morning that skipped my mind yesterday. Even as the alpha, I have to follow the rules that I imposed myself,” his throat bobbed as he looked down at his hands and then back at me. “If you are going to come with me to my pack and stay, then you will have to marry me.”