The Alpha King's Bride

Chapter 1

With a bouquet in her hand, Vivian walked through the aisle with a sullen expression on her face. Her eyes were calm, too calm but deep down she was battling with her emotions. 

She could feel their eyes on her, their scornful eyes. She was sacrificing her life for them but that still wasn't enough to put an end to the hatred they had for her. To them, she was a curse, a curse they needed to get rid of by giving her off to the bloodthirsty werewolves. She was getting married to their king and what they also called their Alpha. Getting married to a man, she wasn't allowed to even see his picture, she was getting married to a total stranger. They only told her that he was bedridden, he was an old man and she would have to take care of him for the rest of her life. Her life was on the line but they didn't care, they never did. She was cursed after all and they needed to get rid of her, to get rid of her bad luck.

She finally reached the altar, facing the priest who had a smile on his face but behind that smile, she could see pity in his eyes. He felt pity for her, who wouldn't? She was at the altar, waiting for her groom. He was supposed to be the one waiting but she was the one waiting. All her life she had been waiting and she's still waiting.

Hours passed by and Vivian was still standing alone at the altar, waiting for the man she was meant to get married to. But it seems, once again she would have to experience the pain of being left all alone. She could hear the murmurs. Once again, they were blaming her for her groom leaving her at the altar. No... refusing to come to his own wedding, he must have realized that getting married to her would only add to his misfortunes.

"Your legs must be hurting, why don't you take a seat?" The Priest asked with a smile on his face. He felt sorry for the poor girl but then there was nothing he could do for her except offer her his sympathy.

"I'm fine!" She responded but deep down she was far from being fine. She was tired, tired of everything...for a minute, she really wished the world would come to an end, she felt suffocated and she wanted the pain in her heart to come to a stop. Her heart was aching and she was slowly losing her mind. At that moment, she only wished for a thing...death.

A guard ran in, giving a letter to the king. King Sebastian held the letter in his hand for a while, staring emotionlessly at the letter. He knew who the letter was from but he was afraid of opening it, afraid that the Alpha might have had a change of mind and decided not to get married to his daughter. Then, everything he had worked for will go down the drain and he will be left with nothing.

"What's going on?" Eve, Vivian's stepmother asked worriedly. She was afraid and at the same time scared of what the letter held. She never approved of the marriage because she was scared for Vivian.  She was scared that she wouldn't be able to adjust and live comfortably with the Alpha but most importantly she was scared for Vivian's life.

Sebastian let out a sigh, his hand was shaking and his mind was in chaos but still, he had no choice but to open the letter. He removed the string around the letter, unfolding it slowly. 

He closed his eyes briefly, opened the letter, and gazed through it. His lips curled up into a smile when he read the content of the letter. Alpha Styx won't be canceling the wedding after all.

Eve noticed the smile on the king's face, without thinking twice she yanked the letter from the king's hand. She gasped in shock reading the letter's content, 'he won't be coming for the wedding, instead he wants Vivian to be sent to Gael!'

"This..." Eve stuttered, gazing at Vivian who had no idea about what was happening. The girl had gone through a lot already and now....this. She wasn't even given a chance to marry for love but she was forced to marry a man she had never seen nor had an encounter with and instead of gracing her with his presence to show that he cared for her, he won't be able to come!

"We will send her right away! I'm glad that her bad luck won't be ruining this for me!" Said Sebastian nonchalantly. All he wanted was his deal with the Alpha. He only cared about his life and not his good-for-nothing daughter. She had always given him nothing but pain, it was high time he got rid of her.

"She's your daughter, Sebastian!" Eve yelled angrily, gathering the attention of those present in the church. They all turned their gaze toward their king while Vivian still stood rooted to where she was, not moving an inch.

"Lower your voice, woman!" She was his wife yet she dared to yell at him.

"For once, Sebastian! Can't you just show her a little bit of sympathy, you forced her to agree to marry that man, and, now this! Don't you see that he has no feelings nor respect for your daughter, "

"I didn't force her, she agreed to it, Eve and I'm sure you know that. She's my daughter not yours! So keep your mouth shut!" He retorted.

Vivian's lips curled into a sad smile, she could feel her head aching and it was hurting so badly. She didn't know what was happening but she knew one thing for sure, this marriage was something that would lead to her doom. It was meant to be the happiest day of her life but it turns out it would be one of the days that would hunt her for the rest of her lives because she was pretty sure she would regret everything. The day she agreed to the marriage and the moment she chose to stay when she could have run away and ended everything. But she doesn't care, she has three months after all. She only has three months.

"You can't do this to her Sebastian, please," cried Eve. Even though Vivian wasn't her biological daughter, she had loved and cared for her. She had showered her with love and been there for her because that was the only way she could think of to mend the girl's broken heart. She had gone through a lot, went through hell and this might break her...it already broke her, more than she could ever know. She had always dreamt of a fairytale wedding, where she will get married to the man she wants. She wasn't even allowed to fulfill her dream and now this... 

"Send her to the Alpha, he's waiting for her!" Sebastian ordered the guards, ignoring Eve's pleading. He went through a lot before he was able to form this alliance with the Alpha and he won't be giving up on it because of a girl that had only given him nothing but pain. This was the only way he could get rid of his good-for-nothing daughter and nothing not, anyone would stop him. It was either she leaves now or he would have to get her killed.