The Borrowed Marriage

Chapter one 

Quinn's pov

“No, no, no!!!” I screamed, joking up from the bed with my hair as rough as it could be. Thick sweat trailed all over my body, and my hands were shaking as though there was no tomorrow. My chase paced as my drumming heart, and it got really hard for me to swallow.

“What kind of nightmare is this?” I asked, and just then, I heard a banging sound.

“BOOM!” The house shook, making my eyes widen. I immediately threw my legs off the bed, holding on to my nightgown as I rushed out of there with worry in mind.

“You’ve got to be kidding me,” I said when I got to the living room. My parents, who were leaders of the pack, were already dressed up in their armor, ready for battle.

“Mom, Dad, what's going on?” I said with worry imprinted on my face. 

However, my mother rushed towards me and grabbed my shoulders.

“You better save my daughter. You better!” She urged, pushing me towards the way I came.

“Take Laila and carry her to the bunker. Do you hear me?” She asked, and I nodded with my lips slightly parted as I rushed to my sister's room in order to save her.

Laila was the elder daughter, but I was treated with more disdain. 

My mother always said I was the reason her marriage almost fell apart, well maybe because I didn't look anything like my parents. 

They had to run a DNA test, which was a lot of trouble, according to my mother. However, the test proved I was their daughter.

My father, on the other hand, never saw me as his daughter, unlike my sister, who was an epitome of beauty. She was treated like a queen, and I went to serve her. 

“Laila!” I screamed, running up the stairs like a mad woman. It was better to carry out my mother's orders than receive the beating of a lifetime.

I rushed to her door, and because it was locked, I had to bang on it several times before the door was opened.

“Hey bitch, I'm trying to get my beauty sleep!” She screamed, but I pulled her arm, dragging her out of the room.

“We don't have time. The pack is under attack, and Mom said to get you to the bunker for safety.” 

The sleep in her eyes seemed to disappear. “What?!” 

I nodded. “You heard me, so you better buckle up and get ready to face whatever might come your way.” This was the only time I got to speak my mind to her.

Once I had said those words, we continued making our way to the bunker. However, at the next turn, a group of men spotted us.

I paused, it was as though time froze before it played again. “Run!!!” I screamed, and It seemed like she followed my voice because Laila ran as fast as her legs could carry her while I followed behind.

“Ugh!” She growled, falling to the ground, making me halt. I didn't know what she saw, but she started pushing herself backward.

“Damn it, we're surrounded,” she expressed, making my heart skip a beat.

“Mother's going to kill me.” I was more worried about my mother not being happy with my sister being caught.

“Come on. There's always a way!!!” I yelled and started running, but also bumped into a huge man who carried weapons in his hands, making me shake in fear.

“You both are coming with us.” 

Before I could process what was going on, we carried and placed on their shoulders, kicking and screaming, but they didn't let us go.

The moment we got out of the pack house, we were greeted with the stench of blood, and black smoke that filled the air. Our eyes saw the red fumes of fire that burned, showing there was an invasion.

“It's worse than I thought,” I gasped, but the moment was short-lived when my body hit the ground.

“Aw!” I cried, and creased lines formed on my forehead as I tried to massage my arm, which hit the floor hard. However, I was grabbed in the neck, making the place grow quiet.

The smoke seemed to fade away, and I noticed my sister was also being held with a huge claw up her throat.

“Our baby!” My mother screamed and then turned to me with a gaze that showed she wanted to kill me at a spot. My father, on the other hand, seemed in plenty of shock.

He dropped his weapon, his eyes fixed on Laila. 

“Please… please…” my mother cried, and then I heard footsteps. It was enough to get our attention since everyone had turned quiet, including my parent's army.

“You all think you're so smart right? I must commend you, Alpha James. You know how to back out of an agreement.” 

My father shook his head. “I'm sorry. I was taking time to think about it. What you asked for was so hard to give. The allegiance wasn’t a problem but what you asked for to seal it.” 

He moved closer to my dad, and landed a slap on my father's cheek, causing him to go on his knees. 

“You know what he wanted. He asked for your eldest daughter to be married to me. What's wrong with that? Why is it so hard when you have two daughters? You should be happy your allegiance was to be sealed with your daughter, and nothing else. Do you hear me?!” 

My father was unable to answer that question which caused the strange man to boil further.

“You all are at my mercy now. You better hand over your daughter to me, or else!” 

My mother helped my father up and pulled him away. It seemed they were having some kind of conversation, but then I didn't know what they were talking about.

All of a sudden, she turned back to face us with tears in her eyes.

“My eldest daughter….” She cried and then rushed towards me. 

My eyes widened because I knew I wasn't the eldest daughter. I was the youngest. However, I was made to serve my elder sister because of her beauty.

“I'm sorry, but you have to do this to save the pack.” She said out loud, and then moved in to whisper into my eyes. “If you betray us, I'll kill you with my bare hands, so you better play along. Do you understand me?” 

Little did I know my family was a group of actors.

“Sister!!!” Laila, who never cared about me, started to cry. How she got those tears was a mystery to me. Even Dad maintained a cool expression as though he couldn't bear to let me go.

“Enough!” Beta Dylan, who was also feared, roared as he was known for yelling, making everywhere quiet again.

He moved to stand in front of me, his eyes scanning me. I was sweating so much, my hands were wet, and my heart kept drumming until he turned to face my father.

“You have done well. At least this should save your head and that of every pack member.” 

Then he turned to face the guards, pointing at me. 

“Take this one home. The alpha has a lot of things he plans to do with her.” 

I felt like the ground should open and swallow me up. “A lot of things?” I muttered being dragged away. “I wonder what.” 

Those weren't the only questions I had in mind about the situation. “Why did he want a woman from the pack, and what was my awaited fate with the well-known crippled alpha?”