LARISSA
My high heels clicked the floor lightly as I walked down the hallway to the room where I would get dressed. I could feel everyone around turning to get a second look at me once I crossed them, and why shouldn't they? It was my wedding party after all and I knew I looked breathtaking.
I kept my chin up, walking just the way I practiced — like a queen. Chloe, my designer and best friend had insisted I wear the red ball gown during the wedding reception even though I had wanted something less colorful. "It's your night, Ris, you should look as sexy as ever." She had said and I couldn't really argue with that.
I had waited so long for this day since the moment Stefan and I were named mates and got engaged to each other. It was all I had dreamed about since I was a girl, marrying a handsome and powerful alpha and ruling the pack by his side as his Luna. Even thinking about it made the excitement rush through my body. Now my wedding night had reached and it was time to mate with my beloved!
I resisted the urge to break into a run when I saw the door of our new room but I knew many eyes were still on me so I comforted myself the best way I could. The butterflies in my stomach bounced up and down like samba dancers but I still kept a cool face, just like I practiced, smiling at people who greeted or congratulated me and keeping my composure. Finally I got to the room, twisted the door knob and entered. I blinked, It was beautiful. The entire room had been decorated with lavender fragrant candles, the king-size bed was also decorated to match the white room and there was a bottle of champagne in an ice bucket by the bed stand.
My heart skipped a beat when I heard a knock on the bedroom door. "Come in." I said as excitement rose once again in my body.
The door swung open immediately and a brown haired lady stepped in. "What do you think?" She smiled, gesturing around the room.
"Chloe, it's beautiful!" I said and wrapped my arms around her in a bear hug.
"Aww. Thanks. I went through some trouble to get it this way but it was worth it." She said and looked me sternly in the face. "I hope you're ready?"
"I was born ready."
She chuckled, "Larissa Tokenmoon is finally gonna get some dick, who would have thought?"
My eyes widened a little at that and I wanted to scold her but I was just too happy to say anything. I laughed with her and felt my cheek burn slightly. I knew where this was heading.
"Look Ris, this might be an unpopular opinion but the wedding night might just be the most important night of marriage, especially if you're married to an alpha. Babe you've gotta show him that you can please him in any way and every way tonight. Wolves need wives who can satisfy their hunger all night long. In other words, charm him with that golden pussy, girl."
"Chloe!" I said, but couldn't help my smile. "I know what's going to happen tonight, you don't need to lecture me, silly. I've waited a long time for this and now I'm ready. I want it to be a night to remember." I said, looking dreamily into space.
"Then let's make it that way. Is there anything else you need here? I can call someone to get them real quick. Stefan won't be here for at least ten more minutes, i saw him speaking to the alpha of Skyhowl on my way here and we both know how talkative Alpha Donovan is, no doubt also giving him fuck tips." She winked.
Skyhowl was one of the packs under Tokenmoon. They were basically family. But I never really like Donovan. He had four wives and fifteen cubs and was very popular among the wolves because of his "fertility" but all I see when I look at him is just a pompous and extremely vulgar person. And to make it even more disgusting, there were rumours that he was planning on taking a fifth wife. I didn't really have anything seriously bad against him but I didn't want him anywhere near my husband.
"Did you pick up anything they were saying?" I asked, interested in what the Fuck Wolf — as I called him— was telling Stefan.
"Hmm. Nothing really, apart from the fact that Stefan looked incredibly bored. I saw the look on his face, no doubt he's craving to be with you."
I smiled at these words as my tummy fluttered for the tenth time that evening, then took another look around the room. "More candles. Oh and plucked roses for the bed."
Chloe nodded seriously. "I'll have someone fetch them right away." Then she paused, as if suddenly remembering something, "You'll need something more comfortable. Something more… sexy for Stefan." She smiled menacingly and bolted out of the room before I could say anything.
I sighed, sank into the bed and gasped at how soft and comfy it was. No doubt Chloe's doing. I smiled. We had been best friends from the time we learned how to talk. She was like a sister to me, always doing everything she could to make sure I was happy since we were little cubs. Now here she was giving me tips on my wedding night like a pro.
I inhaled the sweet aroma of the candles that lit up the room and the smell of fresh lavender filled my nostrils like I was in a garden in spring.
After a little while, some servants entered the room, and bowed down to me in greeting. When I saw the roses and candles they were with, I motioned them towards the bed and watched as they got to work. First they dressed the bed to remove creases, then opened the jar of plucked roses and spread them carefully on the bed. By the time they were done, the scent of lavender and roses had combined to make the room look and feel even more perfect.
Before they left, one of the omega she wolves approached me with the beautiful green gown sent by Chloe.
"May I?" She said, when I wanted to take the gown from her hands.
I looked at her and nodded as her eyes widened slightly.
"Thank you, Luna. It is an honor for me to be the first to dress the queen." She said in a voice shaking with excitement.
I wasn't yet used to being addressed as queen but at that moment, it felt very good. "Use this first." I said, bringing out the tube of vanilla cream that I had saved for tonight and handing it to her.
The omega nodded obediently, opened the lotion and applied it carefully on my body before quickly dressing me into the gown then bowed and hurried to leave.
"What's your name?" I asked just as she opened the room door.
She stopped on her tracks as if frozen and slowly turned to face me with wide eyes and I suspected that this was the first time she had been asked that question from a high born.
"Joy, My queen. She said without moving a muscle.
"Thank you, Joy. I said and nodded slightly to her and she left.
I smiled and looked into the mirror, it was indeed a very sexy gown as Chloe had said. The green matched with the color of blonde hair. And the vanilla lotion made my body shine in the candle lit room. It felt good, Stefan would love it.
I didn't have to wait for long until the door swung open again and this time it was the one she had been expecting all night. Even amidst the lavender and roses and vanilla fragrances, my wolf could still easily pick up the scent of my mate. He stood at the door for a few seconds before entering the room. On sighting him, my heart started beating faster and I rose up to meet him.
"My love. I've been waiting for…" I was cut short when the light met his face and I saw the look on it. He looked far from excited. "Is something wrong Stefan?" I asked in surprise.
He said nothing but just stared at me. He looked upset. No. Angry was the word. He was angry. I could feel it. But why?
"Stefan?"
Now he looked away and threw something on the bed. "Do you have anything to say about this?" He asked me in a cold voice I had never heard before.
I picked up the things he dropped and gasped sharply. They were pictures. Pictures of me naked in bed with other men. In some I was kissing them, while in others I was touching them or they were touching me. There were about a dozen of them. They looked so real that for about a minute I didn't know what to say.
"This… this is a lie! They're all false, Stefan, I'm still a… I would never!" I stammered, still in shock at what I saw.
"You lied to me. You're whore! A cheat…"
"Stefan I would never—"
"SILENCE!" He growled in rage and I fell dumb. "You will not sleep here tonight." He said, turning towards the door.
I watched in horror as a female figure moved majestically in the room to stand next to him.
"Katya?!" I croaked as my step sister wrapped her arms around my husband's own and smiled deviously at me.
"Hello Larissa." She said in a low voice.
I opened my mouth but before I could utter another word, Stefan grabbed my hand roughly, pushed me out of the room and locked the door shut in my face.
"No. No. No!" I banged at the door as tears filled my eyes. The night that I had planned so carefully was being ruined and my own sister was behind it.
I heard a noise and I stopped and listened as dread filled my body.
"Yes baby, just like that. Oh fuck yes! Yes!"
I opened my mouth as utter shock and pain filled my body. My husband was fucking my step sister on our wedding night. Hot tears dropped from my eyes as the wet sounds and moaning grew louder and louder.
KADENThe best way to take Moonstar was to get into their territory unawares and then take them down by surprise. The population of their pack was about twice that of my pack but my soldiers were the best in the world and I had a plan. The new alpha of Moonstar, Derek had been causing problems everywhere since he was named alpha. He had no regard for the wolves in the neighboring packs and did whatever he wanted with whomever he saw fit. I had been ignoring this nuisance for a while until one of his wolves raped one of the shewolves of my pack. It was an insult to me as an alpha and my pack as a whole. I summoned him to my territory to answer to the crime committed by his wolf because after all, Moonstar was still a lower pack to Griffinhowl and was therefore inferior. He had done the unthinkable. He slaughtered the messenger sent to summon him and returned his head to my court in a box. That was a direct act of war towards my pack, Derek knew this, but did it anyway and would surel
LARISSA– Two years laterI woke up to someone violently shaking my body."How fucking lazy can you get? Will you get the hell up already!" Katya hissed at me so early in the morning. I opened my eyes and saw her staring down at me. The fact that she was my husband's mistress still hurt badly even after two years. Katya was still the same person she was that night, she still wanted to control everything and everyone around her even if it meant fucking her brother-in-law on his wedding night. "I'm awake." I said, trying my best to keep my voice normal. I was determined not to cry. She stared at me in disgust for a second and said, "Boil some water for Stefan and Stefan before he comes back. The heater is having issues and the weather is cold, he'll need a hot bath this morning. She smiled maliciously. I could swear on my life that Katya had intentionally spoiled the water heater in the bathroom. She could have easily called someone to do this but she enjoyed watching me suffer. She
LARISSA The square went entirely quiet at the words of Richard and from the looks of it, even Stefan was shocked. He rose to his feet and the square became even quieter, if that was even possible."Who do you think you are, challenging your alpha to a duel?" Vernon, Stefan's beta spat at Richard who looked undisturbed."It's not a duel, but just a game of sparring." Richard said, shrugging."How dare —""I accept your challenge." Stefan's voice echoed around the square. This got the people talking and whispers could be heard all over the grounds. Stefan stepped down from his seat on the podium and picked up the second sword."May the best man win."The pack was humming with so much excitement now. Nobody had ever taken this game that seriously, though people always got hurt. There had never been a match with this much experience in it; the alpha who was the strongest of the pack with or without a sword in his hand and Richard, my brother who was a five time winner of the prestigious
LARISSAThe impact of my body crashing to the floor painfully woke me up. I winced in pain as it was my arm and head that had the most contact with the floor. The room was filled with light, even with my eyes closed, I could feel the brightness of the room on my face. Then slowly I tried to open my eyes, they felt heavy but I took it slow. There were two figures in front of me. I blinked severally and saw Katya and Stefan watching me. Katya had a smirk on her face and I knew she was the one who pushed me from the bed. But when I looked at Stefan, I felt a great pain in my chest and suddenly all the memories of last night came back to me; the assault on me, watching them both make love and Stefan agreeing to divorce me and marry Katya. I remembered the things they said and it brought tears to my eyes. They both watched."Please Stefan d–don't do this." I cried, grabbing him by the leg.He stared at me in disgust and withdrew his leg from my grasp.I turned my eyes to Katya instead, s
LARISSAI kept struggling even after they aggressively threw me inside and locked the door, kicking and scratching at everything in sight. I banged desperately on the windows screaming but the guards outside were undisturbed, they were talking to each other outside like I wasn't even there. I tried with all my power to fight it, to not think about it, but inevitably it was dawning on me; Stefan had publicly divorced me, rejected me as his mate and painted me to be a shameless whore in the presence of the entire pack. The shame this would bring to my family name would be tremendous.I sat in painful silence as the guards drove to the brothel. Some of the pack followed behind, some were just curious to see what would become of me but most of the rest followed to rain more abuses on me.The brothel was a shady looking building in the south side of the park. It looked abandoned but I knew better. There was a shabby little house beside it with "SEXY AUCTIONS" inscribed boldly in front of
KADENI froze when I saw her eyes glow in mine. I knew what it meant or at least what it might mean but when my wolf confirmed by saying "mate," I was very surprised.Even after she fainted, her breaths were still heavy and jagged. She must have been running for a long time, but from what? Or whom? There were so many things going through my mind all at once and all of a sudden, my hunting now felt very unimportant.I put a stray strand of hair on her face behind her ear and my fingers brushed her face and my wolf grunted something inaudible. Now that was strange. My wolf barely ever made a sound not to talk of grunting or mumbling. I mostly sensed it when I was angry. Now all of a sudden it was speaking freely. Ignoring all of this I lifted her from the ground. She was surprisingly light for the way she looked. She must have been out cold because she didn't move a muscle even as I carried her. My steps changed from a walk to a stride, then a jog. I could hear her heartbeat but it was
Kaden POVThe words rolled off of Annalise like venom itself. I could see the despair on her face, small beads of sweat beginning to form on her wide forehead. The small figure on the bed was shaking vehemently with her eyes wide open, irises rolled back to her skull. The impact on the bed was rash, and Annalise was flairing her hands in the air"I can't seem to stop her shaking." She muttered in exasperation, her eyes narrowing so slightly while she pulled on the woman's hands. "Please stop shaking." She whispered again.The Annalise I was used to was one composed woman, with impressive medical history, but the woman in front of me looked like she couldn't take even the slightest jab back at defeat. She turned to look at me, her eyes wide."I know you're hurt, Alpha but could you help me hold her in place?" Her tone was a tad hesitant, even the way her hands grappled the woman's violent arms was desperate. I cocked a hesitant brow at her, she dared order me? Hissing, I finally droppe
Chapter 9KadenDid those people not know their place at all? I remembered the sickening expression Derek had on his face as I dug out his gut, he showed not even the slightest remorse. If this letter said anything, it was clear that we may have been fooled all along.I tapped at my study table repeatedly, I couldn't shake away the unsettling feeling in the pit of my stomach. The tug of war in my head was threatening to drive me to utter insanity. On one end, there was the news of that bastardy pack that now looked like one big chess puzzle, on the other, there was a pressing concern for the half comatose woman lying in the medical room.Annalise had been pleased when my guards returned with the foul smelling Melathionapalm, and assured me that the woman's vital's were stable enough. By her calculations, she was going to regain consciousness in a matter of days. I felt a small, tingly bubble from my wolf and I let out a hiss."We don't even know her yet." I mumbled out, moving the poo