Chapter 1

Maya POV

 

'Do you have any idea who our mate is going to be?' I asked Melissa my wolf, who only appeared to me that morning and has been extremely impatient.

 

'Only the moon goddess makes the arrangement, we only can hope that he and his wolf are nice people.' Melisa responded, giving me more anxiety, as I stared at the clock.

 

It was only a matter of seconds before the strike of midnight and a period where I knew my mate would come looking for me.

 

The door suddenly opens and I turned around to see the Alpha's younger brother Lewis step inside the room with a smirk plastered on his face.

 

"The things I have always waited to do to that sweet body of yours." I could see the lust and desire in his eyes. I stepped backwards, but he was quick to tackle me to the bed.

 

"Please don't do this to me!" I pleaded as he ripped my night gown.

 

"So soft..." He squeezed my breasts, while I struggled to get away from him. "You don't know how long I have waited for this." He added.

 

I felt a strong force inside of me, my wolf Melissa had slowly taken over and in that moment I could see the horror in his eyes. He tried to get away, but I watched Melissa hold him by the neck, driving my claws into his chest while I watched in horror.

 

Lewis dropped off my body and fell to the ground in the pool of his own blood. I took control of my body and stared at my hands that has been covered in blood.

 

What have I done! 

 

"What is going on here..." The door opened and Alpha Thomas barged inside the room with my sister behind him. "You killed Lewis! You killed my brother!" He leaned down to examine his body and look up at me.

 

At the stroke of midnight, the large bell at the pack's Central area went off and my heart beat increased realizing I had formed a connection with the Alpha.

 

"You fool!" He growled and walked down over to my side, holding my arms aggressively while giving me a glare. A huge spark erupted the moment we touched and he let go of his hands.

 

This cannot be happening; I looked at my hands and then back to Alpha Thomas. I could feel the overwhelming joy in Melissa as she keeps shouting the one single word that I never believed I could hear.

 

'He is our mate! He is our mate!' She keeps repeating.

“I see you’ve finally gotten your wolf,” he sneered, his eyes dark with fury. “And now you know that I am your mate. I was actually looking forward to this day, but right now, the last thing I’ll ever do is let a murderer like you become my mate!.”

His words struck like a whip across my soul, stealing the breath from my lungs. My wolf, whimpered in my chest, curling back into the shadows.

“Now,” he growled, voice low and venomous, “you will receive your rejection, before I punish you for killing my brother.”

 My knees weakened as the weight of his words crashed into me. My heart broke into a thousand jagged pieces as the dream I’d clung to for a long time, the dream of meeting my mate and finding peace in his arms, crumbled into dust.

“I, Alpha Thomas, reject you, Maya, as my mate,” he declared, each word like a blade slicing through the fragile hope I had left.

My wolf whimpered louder, twisting in agony within me. I stood frozen, unable to breathe, unable to speak.

At my hesitation, his hand shot out and tangled violently in my hair, jerking my head back.

“Say it,” he snarled, his breath hot and bitter against my cheek. “Accept the rejection.”

Tears welled in my eyes, blurring everything, but I forced the words past the knot in my throat.

“I… I, Maya, accept your rejection.”

He let go of me as if I were filth, shoving me backward with a disgusted grunt. I stumbled to the cold ground, the sting of rejection washing over me like raw, endless fire.

“Now, I will teach you what it means to cross my path—and above all, to kill my brother.”

“Guards!” he bellowed.

The door swung open, and several soldiers marched in, eyes cold and unreadable.

“Seize her,” he ordered. “Throw her into the dungeon.”

I turned to my sister Sarah, trying  to beg her not to allow them take me away, but she did not look at my face.

 

*

Crack!

My eyes were closed as I absorbed the lashes from the pack soldiers. I was a total mess and I believe I will not live forever with this treatment.

 

"For years the pack has lived in harmony and you think you can come and create chaos with your actions?" Another whip touched my bare back and I screamed out loud in pain.

 

"That will be enough." I slowly looked up from the ground at the familiar voice of my sister Sarah, who had entered the room. "I did not think you will be able to kill him." She mentioned, after the soldier had left the room.

 

"What are you talking about?" I asked.

 

"I have always known that you were going to be mates with Alpha Thomas." She revealed, lowering herself down to meet me.

 

"How is that possible?" 

"Because he keeps mentioning your name while we were having sex!" She said out loud and grabbed a few strands of my hair, so she could look at my eyes. "Did you think I would let my Alpha come and be with such a miserable looking sister like you?"

"What did I ever do to you?" I asked her, more tears dropping down from my eyes.

"I had to speak with Lewis about this and seeing that he has always taken an interest in you, I gave him the permission to have his way and do what he pleased with your body. I did not think in the slightest moment that you would kill him."

 

"I am your sister, you are supposed honor me and the decision made by the moon goddess." I explained to her.

 

"I cannot watch you take away my man from my hand. That stupid mate bond of yours will never be a thing with the Alpha." Sarah  stated. She let go of my hair and got back to her feet.

 

"Now that I know that the Alpha would no more than desire of you again, I can finally contemplate my marriage with him and trust me it is going to be a special one." 

 

Melissa was angry, but I had to control her so she does not cause more chaos than the ones already available.

 

"You will not get away with this I promise!" 

 

"You are the murderer sweetheart, Alpha Thomas would always believe everything that I told him, I have the keys to his heart now." She laughed like a maniac before heading out the door.

 

My life was a total ruin, I could only hope to the moon goddess to save me from my predicament.

 

 

As the soldier stepped inside to continue flogging me, I knew there was no going back. My death has been signed and I could not tell how much longer I will be able to hold this pain down.