Chapter 01

ARIELLA

"Fuck! Yes, right there!" I heard the strange words coming from Alpha Dante's room.

I paused for a moment, staring at the door in amusement. Some crazy thoughts filled my head, and I tried to shove them away.

My name was Ariella Donald, and I was 20 years old that day.

I had recently discovered that my mate was none other than my pack alpha, Alpha Dante.

Currently, I was on the verge of losing my sanity. Since the day I found out that Alpha Dante was my mate, my life had been nothing but a life of mystery buried in shame and rejection.

Being his mate was nothing to be proud of, since he never acknowledged me as one, nor was he ready to be committed to me.

He despised me in all glory and would always do everything to talk trash and down on me.

I had been nothing but a punching bag to the queen, who was his mother, and Lora, his chosen mate.

The increasing moans and soft groans coming from inside the room interrupted my thoughts vaguely, making me shudder.

I couldn't discern what I was hearing. A wave of fury and a surge of pain washed through me once again at the realization of what might be going on.

Lora and Alpha Dante were currently having sex. The thought of it pierced my heart deeply.

I stood close to the door, with my hand resting on the doorknob, as my heart winced rapidly in pain.

I continued to ponder whether to open the door or not. I was on the verge of being used as a punching bag once again.

And right then, I knew better than anyone that I shouldn't disturb the lovey-dovey couple. But the queen wouldn't let me off the hook if I didn't pass the message to him.

My life had always been like this, being an omega who wasn't aware of her family background, makes me the pack's laughing stock.

Everyone always made fun of me, since they knew how my parents abandoned me, and the queen took pity on me, and brought me to the palace.

Since then, my life has been nothing but hell. The constant bullying, the abuse, and even the way everyone talked down on me.

At some point, I had thought I got so used to it, but I never did. I just chose to ignore them.

"It's now or never; make up your mind, Ariella. The queen's riot or our mate's riot?" my inner wolf asked.

She was running out of patience, since we'd been standing there for the past 10 minutes.

"Both, I guess. Not like I have any choice or escape route," I shrugged, as the words came out of my mouth bitterly.

I gathered the last energy in me to open the door. And, as expected, they were having hot sex, and even when I entered, none of them cared enough.

"Sorry... for... intruding... alpha..." I tried to say, but he cut me short, even before I could utter those words.

His gaze was deadly, and it was a sign enough for me not to utter another word unless I wanted to be dead.

My heart skipped a beat as I stared at them while they continued to have sex. I was in pain, bitter, and hurt, but I knew I dared not say a word, since this had been my reality for the past years.

Discovering Alpha Dante as my mate had been the worst nightmare, since his hatred for me accelerated.

Soon, they were done with their sex, and his deadly eyes landed on mine immediately.

"What brings you to my chambers, slave?" his spiteful words hit my ears.

"I'm... I... the... " I stammered with my words. I knew better than to say a word; he might get me killed if I said anything. I was driven by fear as I gazed at him, then back at Lora, who smirked.

"Got no words to say, huh? For interrupting our moment, I guess the moon goddess suddenly cut off your tongue, yeah?" her voice dripped with sarcasm as she spat out those words. I shivered in fear, suddenly suppressed by pain and hurt.

"Say whatever you have, you slave, and leave!!" Alpha Dante yelled, and I flinched. "The queen mother wants you in her chambers. Immediately," I let out those words spontaneously as I shivered.

He was silent for some seconds, and between that moment, I knew what was going to happen already.

There was no soothsayer to tell me; I knew definitely how angry he was right then, and how he was fighting to subdue his anger. He sighed, ruffled his hair, and then glared deadly at me.

"Fuck!! How dare you interrupt me because of that? You low-life slave!" He shouted, his voice echoing through the room, as my heart pounded in my chest.

If anyone had maybe told me that my mate would turn out to be this monster, I guess I wouldn't have believed it, not until I experienced it.

"I... I... am sorry, alpha," I said those words slowly, still gripped by fear. I was not ready to serve any deadly punishment that day.

As expected, those words yielded no meaning to him, he only scoffed and smirked angrily.

"You've got to be punished,are you so into me that you can't let me go? You slaves' asshole, why the fuck did you keep ruining my life?" he half-yelled, and I flinched.

"I guess she wanted you badly and she would do anything to be fucked by you. Given that she's your mate! Oops, sorry, a slave mate," Lora mocked. Her eyes were filled with joy as she said those hurtful words.

"No! That's not it, the queen..." I tried to defend myself, but I was cut short by Alpha Dante's furious glares, even before I could get the words out of my lips.

"Leave!" He commanded. "For daring to interrupt my moment, you would be punished, await my judgment." So he declared, and I bowed before spilling out of the room.

I closed the door behind me, taking in a heavy breath, and sighed once again. "Guess I wouldn't escape the queen's riot and the alpha's riot, then," I mumbled sadly, with tears almost brimming in my eyes.

"Guess so,our luck is always not so good," my inner wolf added, also very sad. She was right, more than ever, I had been nothing but a rejected omega, a low-life omega.

At least, that was what everyone thought. And my mate was off no different. Of all the people who had been wicked and mean to me, he was the most wicked, more like a monster, and he had been my greatest nightmare.

I prayed for a good mate.I desperately wanted to escape this hell, and I guessed this dream could never be fulfilled since my mate would one day reject me, perhaps not then, but it was certain enough.

“The queen mother's want you in her chamber, immediately" I was still lost in deep thought, when one of the queen guards delivered the message to me and my heart thunder.