Luxury Of A Proper Burial.

"Daphne you silly girl, what did you do?", her mother scolded as she got to her seat. She had tried her absolute best to avoid Alpha Roland on her way back.

"Mother its nothing", she tried to assure her mother when she knew this might as well be the last time they might ever see each other cause by this time tomorrow, she'll be dead and cremated. She was a hundred percent sure the alpha king would not allow her the luxury of a proper burial.

"Very well then, I believe we have overstayed our welcome here", Mrs. Rosen said getting ready to leave,

"I'm afraid we can not leave, the alpha king gave me an order not to leave", Daphne said, not wanting to meet her mother's eyes,

"Alpha king!?", she whisper yelled, "My lord, Daphne what have you gotten yourself into?",

"I'm in deep shit and I probably won't be alive tomorrow", Daphne had finally told her mother what was going on, 

"Language young lady", Daphne had expected her mother to call her out on her choice of words so she rolled her eyes, "What will I tell your father?", just then, she noticed her dad was no where to be found.

"Where is he?", Daphne asked her mother sadly knowing she won't see her dad one last time before her elimination.

"He had to leave", she told her daughter coldly, "You are such a dis...-", much to Daphne's happiness, her mother was cut off by a voice on the high pavilion,

"It is time for all the maidens to get assessed by his majesty, the alpha king. Today, he will chose his mate and the Luna queen. We shall start from the alpha". The snobby rich girls all walked out of the room behind the man all trying to scan out their competition. Daphne had already made up her mind, when it was time for Deltas, she was not going.

The alpha king was getting bored and tired of all these girls with their short white dresses and clown makeup. They were so submissive, even with their high ranks, they tried so hard to be noticed by him and catch his attention. They were respectful, too respectful. 

Then a girl walked in, he recognized her from the gazillion pictures her father had given him. He had his worker burn them all and he couldn't help but wonder why he put up with alpha Roland.

After a few minutes assessing the girls character and mindset he decided that Emilia Roland was just like her father and he would be damned to have anything to do with her.

Soon enough, it was time for betas. None of them stood out to him, they were all the same. The gammas as well were just not to his taste.

He was actually silently anticipating the arrival of the deltas, he was curious to know whether all of them acted like this; like Daphne, but it was negative. None had her character, she was too unique compared to the other bitches and as a king, he believed he deserved something or someone as rare as Daphne. Although he did notice she was a no show during the assessment and this made him want her more, she was not power hungry like the other girls here.

With his mind already made up, he saw to the omegas. None of them were like her, she was different and they were all the same. She had come with her natural looks while all the other girls had made an effort to paint their faces. The others wore dresses, she wore a jumpsuits, the others made an effort on their her while she couldn't care less. She was not looking for attention but she had gotten his attention.

Once the last girl left, the announcer came in, "Your highness", he bowed his head, "Have you made your pick?", 

"Yes I have Carlos", he told the man, trying to get more comfortable in his chair, he knew his pitch with challenge him and that is why he picked her, he needed someone that will serve as an obstacle not a submissive house wife.

"Who? If I may ask and I shall bring her right away", Carlos suggested but the king knew this was something he'd have to do himself. His chosen was feisty and stubborn, he knew she'd never back down, not without a fight.

He shook his head, "I shall do it myself, she is my chosen". Carlos knew well enough that the king hated to be seen in public and only a few up until today have had the grace of seeing him.

"Sire, are you sure? The whole Lycan Kingdom is out there. This will be the first time you will be appearing in public".

"Yes Carlos, I am sure although I appreciate your concern a lot. You can announce my arrival", he told Carlos before Carlos bowed and left the hall. The king took time in grabbing his ceremonial robe and pulling it on. He left shortly and walked to the ball room where the event was taking place. 

Upon his arrival, everyone stood up as a sign of respect. Daphne was reluctant but one painful pinch from her mother, she stood as well. The alpha king noticed this small exchange and was pleased to know he made the right choice. As he made his way to the pavilion, everyone bowed their head. 

Most people were in shock as this was his public appearance. What was so important that the alpha king had taken it upon himself to do it personally? Or rather who.

With a flick of his hand, he signalled that it was okay for them to sit down and they did. The alpha girls were giddy as they had a front row view of the masterpiece standing before them. Its a good thing since he was probably going to select one of them anyways. They were a hundred and one percent sure he would select Emilia Roland as she had been boasting about it for the past month. Even now, she was getting all dolled up to claim her prize. 

The microphone is handed to him, he spoke, "Today's sole purpose was to find somebody suitable enough to be my chosen mate and after much consideration, I have selected my pick. She was different from every other bitch I met today and to say I was surprised by her character is an understatement. So I would personally like to welcome my chosen to the stage, Daphne Rosen".