Chapter 2

Keira's pov

No, no, no.

This couldn't possibly be happening, there had to be a mistake somewhere.

Yet no matter how many times I blinked, the note in my hand still glared at me.

" Dearest Keira, I have always sought to make our parents proud and I must admit their expectations of me are a weight I could no longer carry. I cannot marry the Lycan king, especially when I am in love with another. He is crippled for goodness sake!!! That is a flaw even you have to admit you cannot live with forever. By the time you read this note I should be happily married and mated to the love of my life.I am sorry for being a disappointment and putting you on the spot but I have to do this for me. " Maya signed at the bottom of the note and I stood by my dresser, speechless.

Maya had run off to get married and in a few hours she was expected to marry the Lycan king.

My family was ruined.

"Keira, have you seen Maya? She should know better than to stay out late when we have so much to do today." My mother barged into my room looking stressed.

"Mum...Maya-" I stuttered, trying to form the right words but failing miserably.

"What is it?" She looked at me in confusion.

I slowly stretch out the note to her, my fingers shaking.

She looked from me to the note before reaching out and snatching it out of my grasp.

My mother's face became pale and her eyes widened as she read the contents of the note.

She let out a loud scream which echoed through the entire house and before long my father came bounding into my room.

"What is it?" My father frowned, scanning my room for any potential threat.

"We are ruined Edgar. The Lycan king is going to banish us." My mother wailed as she handed the note to my father.

My father's hands visibly shook as he scanned the contents of the note and his eyes became blank.

"How could Maya do this to us?" My father whispered as he rubbed a hand over his face.

"He'll have us exiled for making a fool out of him Edgar." My mother lamented before she sniffled and turned to me with a blazing anger in her eyes.

"What did you say to Maya?" She asked me and I stumbled back, confused.

"I didn't tell her anything. I had no idea she planned on running away." I rushed to defend myself.

"Maya would never do this, she would never bring shame and disgrace to us." My mother argued and I remained silent.

It was pointless arguing with her when the evidence was right there in her hands.

She just couldn't grasp the idea that her sweet golden child had let her down.

"What will we do? It is barely an hour until we are expected to present her at the chapel." My mother asked as she gazed up at my father.

"If we leave now we might be able to cross the borders and escape before anyone realizes anything is amiss." My father said, his features pinched in a frown.

"If he finds out we'll be as good as dead. He'll have us killed." My mother seemed to be in a panic as her chest rose and fell heavily.

"I will marry him in her place." I announced and my parents turned towards me.

"That's the only way. He only knows he is to marry one of your daughters, he has no idea which one so I'll marry him." I explained and my father seemed to mule over my words.

"Placing you on that altar in place of your sister would be as good as inviting death upon us. What do you think the Lycan king will do when he realizes he has married and mated an omega without a wolf?" My mother asked and I reeled back from her venomous words.

"He doesn't have to know and by the time he finds out he would have already mated her." My father reasoned.

"You can't seriously be considering this Edgar." My mother looked at my father in disbelief.

"It is truly the only way to save our family from exile. We don't have a choice." My father said, his voice ringing with finality.

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"Do you Keira Vale take Callum Wolfe as your mate and Alpha. Do you accept to be his Luna and lead this pack alongside him?" The eldest member of the council, who was officiating the ceremony asked.

"I do." I replied as my heart beat loudly in my chest.

I could feel his eyes on me.

The Lycan King's stare bore into me from his place on the wheelchair but I didn't dare look at him.

"With the power vested in me by the moon goddess, I now pronounce you King and Queen." The elder announced and my eyes finally darted down and met the blackest orbs I had ever seen.

My breath hitched at the intensity of his stare and I marvelled at how handsome yet domineering this man was, even from his place on the wheelchair.

I bent low, the faint scent of sandalwood invading my senses as I lightly brushed my lips against his.

His lips remained unmoving against mine but as I raised my head, I could feel a tingle on my lips.

His face was blank and without another word he pressed a button which made his chair turn and he wheeled out of the chapel without a word.

I followed awkwardly behind him, ignoring the confused stares of the pack members.

I settled in the car, inching as far away from my husband as possible as I looked out the window.

My husband...my heart skipped a beat at the word and my thoughts travelled to Asher.

My heart clenched as I thought of him.

What would Asher think when he learned I was now married to the feared Lycan king.