Chapter 1

She wiped her face and rubbed her finger into her ears just to be sure she wasn't daydreaming. It was certain that the man standing before her was a beta, but to a king whom she doesn't know exists.

"Did you just say…"

"You'll only get the remedy to your brother's sickness if you accept to get married to him. It's a deal and must be done." The Beta stated to her hearing again, cutting short her sentence. 

She took a deep breath, revealing how frustrating the deal happens to be to her. She wasn't planning to get married at the moment, nor did she hope to leave the Lycan's pack alive as a werewolf that she was.

"Can I see him? I need to see what he looks like." Those sentences popped out of her throat as her gaze focused on the beta.

He shook his head, "It's impossible, you'll only see him after you're married to him."

"I can't get married to a stranger." She snapped, scratching her head. 

"Then your brother will die with the disease and you'll be blamed for not saving him when you found the opportunity." The Beta blurted and stamped his staff on the floor. "I'll be going now."

"No! Not yet!!" She gasped, breathing heavily. "I'll…I'll get married to him no matter what he looks like."

The beta smiled at her decision. 

"But, can I have a little portion of the medicine? My brother needs to survive while I get married to him." She pleaded to him.

The beta nodded, "You'll have to wait here while I get it."

She acceded to it and watched the beta leave back to their pack in order to get the medicine for her.

Her name is Lilith Patrick, a rogue from the shadow moon pack. Her parents had died in a war between them and a neighboring pack, leaving her with her brother, Theo Patrick, to fend for themselves. 

Theo was stuck with an incurable disease after being entangled in the witch's world, and if he isn't taken care of, he might give up the ghost anytime. 

Lilith ran helter-skelter in search of the remedy to his brother's sickness but couldn't get any until she found herself in the Red lily pack. 

This pack was made up of Lycans and was out of bound to werewolves like Lilith, but she took the risk and went further only for her to get a remedy that came with a condition. 

Although she was expecting the lycans to devour her, she was given the condition of marrying whom she doesn't know. 

She would do anything to save her brother, so she had to give into the marriage without contemplating so much.

After several minutes of waiting for the beta, he finally arrived with a little portion of the medicine and handed it over to her. 

"Make sure you return back here tomorrow, don't wait for the guards to fetch you." The Beta ordered her.

She nodded and bowed down to him in appreciation, then headed back to go meet her dying brother. 

Theo was almost halfway to death when Lilith arrived with the medicine, she forced it into her mouth and he had no other choice than to swallow it.

"Be strong for me, okay, you'll survive this." She whispered to his ear, but he didn't make a move at all.

His eyes were closed and his skin pale on the dry leaves.

She sat beside him for a while after which she decided to go prepare something for themselves. 

While cooking, her mind wasn't at peace, she recalled the incident that took away her parents, and the hell she has been passing through with her brother from that day.

And now, she will be going into another hell all in the name of marriage. 

A loud scream escaped her throat as she gripped her forehead with her two palms. 

"I just hope I won't end up dying because I'm a werewolf and they are Lycans." She shook her head. "No matter what it is that makes him need a wife desperately, I pray that he won't kill me."

Hot ball of tears rolled down her cheek and she wiped them off with the tip of her torn dirty gown. 

She stood up in order to take the pot in, when a sound struck her ears. She bent down to see the money that fell off her cloth. 

She bent down and picked them up, then had it into her pocket again. "I'll use you for a drink tonight." She muttered to herself while going in.

Hours later…

It was already late at night, but Lilith was sunk in thought, her mind was already filled up as she kept recalling the conversations she had with the beta of the Red lily pack. 

She took a glance at her brother and scoffed, then stood and made her way out of the little hut they had been residing in.

Feeling depressed, she took to her heels, heading to the nearest bar to calm her nerves.

"Five bottles of soju." She said to the attendant that showed up immediately she stepped in.

Music filled the air, a lot of singles were mingling around. Males dancing with females, and females flirting around noble males from a high rank.

She became thoughtless as she saw the soju drink well served with a cup, she grabbed a bottle of it and unsealed it, then filled the cup on the table. 

Seconds turned to minutes, and minutes turned to hours. Lilith had already emptied the five bottles placed before her.

"Your money ma'am." The attendant referred to her when he noticed that she was totally out of the blue. 

She dipped her palm into her pocket and handed all the money to him. "I'm not drunk." She whispered to the attendant who knew she was completely lying.

Lilith stood up slowly, staggered around while making her way out of the bar. She wasn't herself any longer, her mind was blank and the only thing she knew was the ground she matched on.

"Get off my way." She pushed a lady who stood at the doorpost, and slowly climbed down. But she stumbled on a stone in the process, and was lifted high to land on the floor. 

She was held back, causing her to rest her head on the chest of whoever it was. Her eyes narrowed as she tried to get herself away, but she was unable to find the face holding her.

"You stay at a place when drunk."

She forcefully dragged herself away when she found out it was a male.

"I am not drunk, can't you see it yourself? You are the one who's drunk here." She yelled back at him.

"Yeah! Maybe we are drunk." The young man replied to her and leaned on the wall.

She made her way out heading to where she wasn't aware of, until she found herself in an area covered with darkness, followed by a hand that pulled her closer.

"Who are you to drag me anyhow?" She was already losing her voice, but she got no reply other than the sound of her gown being torn into two.