Chapter 004

Crystal's POV 

Everything was happening like it was all a blur. I had to pinch myself every now and then to make sure I wasn't dreaming. I just went from being the most insignificant person in my pack, overlooked by everybody and totally unnoticeable to being called the mate of the most dreaded and infamous Alpha. Now I was being dressed and made up by the Luna's dressers for him. 

By the time they were finished, I looked nothing like my previous self. I had a new beautiful dress on that was made for me, not handed down by my junior sister, my face was pretty and well made up, my ears and neck were adorned with jewelry and my hair looked like that of a queen and not the braided style I was used to all my life.

"You look so pretty, Lady Crystal" the makeup artist commented.

Thank you I smiled at her. 

"She looks so perfect" 

"I can't imagine we didn't pay attention to her all these years"

"Right? She's like the perfect bride"

"Too bad she doesn't have a wolf"

"The Goddess can be unfair at times"

I heard multiple complimentary remarks from the dressers behind me. I smiled at myself in the mirror. Those were the kindest words I'd heard from the pack in like forever.

"Leave us" I heard a familiar cold voice and my smile immediately faded away.

The makeup artist and dressers all ran out of the room and closed the door.

"I'm sure you must be feeling very proud of yourself and highly accomplished by now right?" Luna Cersera said from behind me.

I saw her reflection behind mine in the mirror. She was looking at me with envy and hatred. It wasn't new to me. I looked back at her with a blank expression.

"I didn't know it would end like th-"

"Oh, please be quiet. You knew exactly what you were doing. Coming in at the last minute and looking like the saviour. You knew exactly what you were doing. But I'm here to let you know that you're not going to enjoy one bit of that union. Not one bit! I'm quite happy that it's you going instead of my precious Rachel. I don't mind giving you one free dress and some jewelry because you're never getting any from him. You'll not last a full moon alive with that monster" she taunted, painting all sorts of horrid pictures for me.

"I don't even want to go..." I replied.

"But you will. You can't say no. You just saved all of us. Or do you want him to murder all of us? Don't you want us to be indebted to you for SAVING ALL OF US!" She yelled and pulled my ear.

"Aaah!" I screamed, my ear burning from her pinching pull.

"You stupid girl! Do you know how that made me look? Like I was a coward! My useless insignificant daughter standing up in my place, so you know what you did?! You undermined my authority! Did you think I would let him touch my precious daughter? Oh, you thought you knew best huh? You will suffer in his hands and you will regret this day you thought you saved anybody!" She cursed and pushed me.

I fell onto the mirror and slightly injured myself. My hand bled from the injury and my reflection in the mirror disfigured from the crack.

"That's exactly how your life will be. Just like that mirror. Shattered and disfigured!" She yelled and walked out of the room. 

I sobbed and sniffled, drying my tears from the pain of both her words and the injury.

Then I heard a knock and immediately hid my hand. "Come in" I called.

A young girl walked in. She was dressed differently from how people in our pack dressed.

"Hi, my name is Lisa and I'm you're personal attendant. I was assigned by Alpha Adrian to bring you to him. Think of me as your bodyguard, chief maid, gossip mate and right-hand woman" she grinned.

I faked a smile back at her and nodded.

"Are you okay, Luna?" She asked, leaning forward to peep intently at me.

Luna? That was new. Wasn't it already a bit too sudden? I wasn't even sure I would last on the road to their pack to the Luna title felt a bit weird. But she looked sincere and genuine so I didn't think too much of it.

"I'm fine" I nodded with a real smile this time.

"Alright then, let's head to Alpha Adrian's quarters. He doesn't like to be kept waiting" she smiled and gestured towards the door. 

Before I knew it I was standing in front of a closed door. I could feel the cold coming from inside.

"I'll leave you here, Luna. I'll be here when you're out" Lisa said and walked off.

The door opened and I heard that sadistic voice. 

"Come in" he ordered.

I had no choice but to walk in. I saw him standing by the window, looking outside. He was clad only in a pair of boxers. 

I could see his frame from behind. His back was muscular and perfectly formed. From his calves to his triceps and biceps, everything about him exuded man at his peak form. His black messy hair was even more visible now and for some reason it was wet.

His posture was so commanding and godly that I forgot myself.

"Are you already lusting over me?" He asked and turned around to reveal the face of the devil himself.

But I had to admit, he was one strikingly handsome devil. Even though his eyes were lifeless and dark and his expression was void of emotions, I could not deny his handsomeness. He had a kind of ruggedness to his attractiveness.

"You must have been eager to please me. See how you dressed up and adorned yourself. You look nothing like what I saw yesterday. You looked more like a servant then. Did you really go to all that trouble just to please me?" He smirked.

I scoffed. "Don't get ahead of yourself. This wasn't my decision. I didn't even want to see you" I rebuffed his claims.

He chuckled. "Well in that case, remove the dress" he said.

"Huh?" I blurted. I should what? He must be joking. I raised my brows at him in appallment.

All the smirk and chuckle immediately wiped from his face.

"I said take the dress off"