Chapter 3

Vivian ran as fast her legs could, she ran as if her life depended on it. She was now regretting her decision to marry Alpha...Alpha Styx. Instead of having to die in the hands of a bloodthirsty werewolf or waiting for death. It would be better for her to just end her life at that moment.

One of the guards spotted her running and shouted, "Princess Vivian!" The remaining two guards left the carriage and ran after her.

Not bothering to take a look behind her, she kept running and running till she lost sight of the guards. She stopped, holding on to a tree, gasping for air. She should have thought of this earlier instead of troubling herself with all these. It would have been better if the Alpha had come for the wedding, they would have gotten married and she would have left him a present, her death. 

Her eyes were on the cliff in front of her, she walked towards the cliff with a smile on her face. She stood at the edge of the cliff, looking down and hoping that the ground wasn't that far from there. She had always wished for a peaceful and sweet death but she knew too well that what she was about to do was far from a peaceful death.

Before she died she wished she would see her mother for one last time even if it would be just for a moment. Her mother might have abandoned her but she did care for her before she left her all alone and left her with her father who is more than eager to kill her. If only her mother had taken her along, if only she had thought about her daughter for a second. Just maybe...maybe her fate would have been different and she would have been spared from the cruel fate she was given. She must have done a lot of bad things in her past life and must be paying for it in this life.

She has always been alone even her groom refused to come for the wedding. He must have known she was nothing but bad luck, a cursed child since birth. 

"Ahh!" She let out a sad chuckle,turned her body a little so that she could see Gael's castle. They were already in Gael when she decided to run from the carriage and where she was, wasn't far from the castle. A place that was meant to be her home, her new home. Even if she chose to go to Gael, she would still have to leave in the next three months. She was just doing the Alpha a favor and chose to leave much earlier.

"Alpha Styx, you will forever be indebted to this girl. I'm even sparing you from a marriage with a cursed girl!" Vivian yelled at the top of her lungs, tears falling freely from her eyes. All she ever wanted was to be loved, she just yearned for a tiny little bit of love but instead of that the heaven decided to bless her with something else. Who knows, she might even end up in hell.

She took a step forward, admiring the view down the cliff. It would be better for her to end it now, she looked down once again. She could hear the fast beating of her heart, she wanted to die but that doesn't mean she wasn't afraid of death. She took a step forward and then took a step back. 

"Dying shouldn't be that bad, right?" Vivian mumbled silently and tried to take a step forward once again but then she couldn't.

"I thought you wanted to save Alpha Styx from your bad luck?" A deep voice sounded behind Vivian. Out of shock, she lost her footing and then…

"Ahh!" She screamed but before she could fall, a strong arm pulled her back and held her. She closed her eyes, trying to calm her beating heart.

"You sure are a weakling" the voice teased, bringing Vivian back to reality. 

She wriggled her body out of the man's arm, turning around to face the man that interrupted her silent moment. She furrowed her brows in confusion, staring at the brown haired man in front of her. 

'He's handsome!' mused Vivian, biting her lips to stop herself from drooling at a stranger. Who knows he might be a witch or even a vampire?

"Who are you?" Vivian inquired, creating a distance between the strange man and her. She wants to die but she wants a sweet and calm death. That's the least she could ask for after living a life that was no different from hell.

"Oh! I'm sorry, your highness." The brown haired man apologized with a bow. Indeed, he was handsome but the creepy smile on his face was scaring the hell out of her.  

"I'm Karl, your husband...I meant Alpha Styx's advisor." He explained, still with his head bowed.

'This is embarrassing but...how did he know I'm Alpha Styx's bride?' thought Vivian. She hasn't met the Alpha nor his people, she doesn't even have an idea on how the Alpha looked like. But according to rumors, he was an old man who has been bedridden for years and he was cursed by someone called the Moon Witch or something that was why he had no bride. 

"You must be wondering how I was able to recognize you right?" Karl asked with a smile on his face. Looking at his smile, Vivian's heart couldn't help but skip a beat. If only, her groom could be half as handsome as he is.

"The Alpha sent me to escort you but I was afraid you might get uncomfortable with a stranger but I wouldn't have guessed that you would try to commit suicide," said Karl. He followed her silently, all the way here. He was never in support of the alliance between the humans and the werewolves mostly because of Alpha Styx's hatred for humans. He was expecting a proud princess, a clingy one to be precise but after seeing how she acted when her father told her the Alpha won't be attending the wedding and how she tried to jump down the cliff, she seems to be a little different. An interesting human that will keep the palace lively, hopefully.

"Oh! You should have stopped me then, what if I had jumped!" Vivian yelled at Karl. She was indeed thinking of dying, of ending her life and leaving this crazy world but then she was also scared of dying.

"It's your choice, I have no say in that. But since Alpha Styx ordered me to safely escort you then I wouldn't allow that." answered Karl. 

Vivian looked into his eyes, speechless. If the Alpha had not ordered him to bring her to the palace safely then he would have stood there and watched her die. Maybe the rumors weren't a lie after all, the werewolves were indeed heartless. Unfortunately, she would be married to one. 

It was only just for three months, it would all end in three months and then she would be free.