Chapter 3

Klaus

My hand held hers tightly while my cold eyes threatened to stare into the core of her soul. I had walked into her room to make sure she was sleeping alright only to find her perched by the window, attempting to escape. Instinctively, I had rushed forward and grabbed her from jumping down and running away. 

"I'm sorry, please don't kill me.." She pleaded as I pulled her away from her room. It was obvious now that she was going to try and escape every second I took my eyes off her, so now she was going to stay in my room for the night. 

"Enough with the incessant pleading! And do you ever stop crying?!" I scolded with a frown on my face. Not only was the reality of my mate being weak painful, she was also disturbing the night with her cries and pleas. 

She kept mute after my words. Although she kept fidgeting uncontrollably throughout the walk to my room, I could tolerate her shaking more than crying all the time. 

We got to my room and I pushed her inside before locking the door. She rushed to the corner and stood there with a defensive stance. She was visibly shaking, but she had enough strength to try and challenge me. 

"What do you think you're doing?" I asked as I approached her, my eyes darkening with every step I took closer to her. 

Lisa recoiled in fear, but it wasn't enough to break her spirit completely. "I..I won't sleep with you! I won't let you use me as your sex toy!" She stammered, bravery and stupidity both etched into the root of her tone. Even though I had no intentions of touching, hearing her say those words threw impulsive thoughts into my head, and now I was tempted to act on those thoughts. 

I reached her and pinned her to the wall with my body. She struggled to push me away from her but her strength was nothing compared to mine. In one swift motion, I restrained her hand above her head and leaned in so we were merely millimeters from each other. 

"What did you say? You won't let me use you as my sex toy?" I asked for confirmation. Perhaps I had not heard her correctly the first time. 

"Please...." She whispered, her tears now flowing once again. 

Now that I was this close to her, I couldn't help but notice how beautiful she was. Her emerald eyes flickered under the warm lights of the chandelier, her flowing hazel hair cascaded all the way to her back, and her pale skin seemed to glow even in the darkness. 

I pulled away from her before I could be tempted to act on my thoughts. My wolf had begun to go feral after being so close to his mate, but I didn't want to take advantage of her, not on her first day at least. 

"Get to bed." I ordered, but she stood her ground. "I'm not touching you, you're not even worth looking at." I said and only then did she make a move towards the bed. 

I let out a light sigh before walking to the cushion by the side, wondering whether this mate was a blessing or a curse. Sure I had found my mate, and now I could defend my throne, but at the same time she was an omega, she was dumb, and we were severely incompatible. 

Slowly, she got into bed, and only when I was certain that she had slept off did I leave the room. She was a troublesome one, and taming her would definitely take some time. However, I didn't have time. If I failed to produce an heir in a year, the leadership of the pack would be given to my twin brother, Icarus. It was essential that I get the mating ceremony done as quickly as possible, and then get straight to making babies with my mate. 

I strolled off to the study and met Damon, my beta, already seated and going through some files. I had requested that he helped with the arrangement of my mating ceremony with Lisa tomorrow, and it was obvious he was going through the cost of everything that was required. 

"How is Lisa?" He asked as I approached the table he was working on. 

"Asleep." I replied curtly before settling beside him. "Is everything ready yet?"

Damon ran his hands through his hair, flipped a few pages of the book before him and then gave me a reply. "Most of it. The invites have been sent out, and the costs have been taken care of. The only thing left is for the ceremony to be held." 

I breathed a sigh of relief after hearing his words. The people were already skeptical about my rulership, and didn't want an Alpha who didn't have a mate. After my last mate was stolen by my brother on our mating night, everything had begun to go downhill for me. The elders had all called a meeting and had given me a year to find another mate and provide an heir, else leadership would be taken away from me and given to my brother. 

I had spent the last two months seeking for another mate, but had never been successful. That was until I ran into Lisa. I had been on my way to meet Julian, one of the seven elders, when suddenly I felt a strong  pull out of nowhere. I immediately stopped my car and met Lisa talking with another man. Overly excited that I have finally found my mate, I quickly walked over and immediately pulled her away without consent and care for the man beside her. Although she was a disappointment compared to my previous mate, she was better than being mateless. 

"What about him? Did you send an invite to him?" I asked and Damon shook his head sideways to reply. 

"I didn't. We wouldn't want him causing another scene like he did the last time. I understand that he's your brother, but that man is nothing but trouble." Damon said. 

I chuckled mildly and did nothing to chastise him for speaking illy of my brother. He wasn't wrong, Icarus Farkas was a dangerous man, and although I didn't consider him an enemy, it was obvious he took me to be the antithesis of his life. He was the last man I wanted to see tomorrow, but I knew that he would show up. It wouldn't be a real party if Icarus Farkas didn't show up