Five.

Aurora POV.

“You are mine!” his firm voice filled with assurance echoed in my head as he claimed my lips in a fiery kiss.

I was stunned for a second, i couldn't react almost like i was frozen but when Gem kicked again, immediately i pushed the mad stranger off me.

“What do you think you are doing?” I managed to utter while trying to catch my breath as my fingers found their way to my neck where he marked me!

He fucking marked me!

There was a bit of my blood on my neck as I withdrew my fingers, my brows settling into a frown as I raised my head meeting his eyes again. 

“Who are you and how dare you…” Before I could complete my statement another voice interrupted me.

A tall man appeared beside the stranger with an imposing aura, from his clothing i could tell he was someone of utmost importance, one of those sick twisted people that derive pleasure from buying slaves.

My lips curled in disdain as i glared at him, but for some reason, in the presence of the man who just kissed me, his aura paled and then he bowed. 

“How shall I take care of her King?” 

Instantly, all the wheels in my head turned, take care of who? King? The man who just kissed me is a king of what exactly?

Where am i again? My eyes searched around and then they landed on the sign on the door, in fact that sign was all over but i have been so engrossed in my suffering and protesting that i didn't see it.

The Dark moon pack. 

The biggest pack on the lands habiting all kinds of creatures, Lycans, werewolves like me, witches, sirens and rumors has it that they are few generations of vampires but they had only one King.

One ruthless and mateless King. 

Immediately I staggered backwards as the realization dawned on me but before I could fall, he caught my hand pulling me to him.

“How about a ceremony Silva, my search is over” he replied with a warm smile on his face.

His search?

“Yes my King” The other man answered as he lifted his head briefly to look at me but it was for a quick second. 

“Who is incharge of this place?” The man spoke up again.

“I will handle it, you should leave now, before the people starts to notice” 

“Hmmm” he nodded looking around before his gaze landed on me and then he laced our hands together and a gush of wind enveloped us. 

When I opened my eyes again, I wasn't in that shabby institution with my lacy robe about to be sold, no. Instead I was on the balcony of a grand..palace.

In less than twenty four hours I have been kidnapped twice! And honestly I had no idea which was better, the fact that I was being marked or the fact that I was this close to being sold. 

A wave of nausea hit me as I grabbed on the railings when someone spoke behind me. 

“I’m sorry about that but you will get use to it” 

Slowly, I turned towards the voice and then he came into my view, the same man the other referred to as king, he had this chilling presence with platinum blonde hair that contrasted sharply against his pale icy blue eyes that held so much warmth in them.

“Why.. Did you bring me here?” I muttered, lowering my gaze after taking him in.

“Cause you are my mate” he answered almost immediately as he grew closer to me. 

“That's ridiculous!” I spat out. I was tired of these mind games the moon goddess was playing with me. 

My first mate cost me the last shred of self respect I had, the second cost me the only thing of my mother I had left, also landed me in the dungeon and now this one? He was definitely going to cost me more, maybe my life who knows.

“Is it? Because I know you can feel the bond between us, so why aren't you accepting it my sweet dove?”He asked again.

“I don't know you” I defended.

“We have all the time in the world for you to know me, you need not to worry about that” He replied, playing with his fingers but at the same time not taking his eyes off me. 

“I do not accept you and you marked me, you…” 

“What is your name?” He questioned.

“Who are you?” 

“Asher, your mate, and if you take one more step backwards you are going to fall, and it's going to be nasty” he answered, i looked over my shoulder and he was right.

“Please let me go” I begged, my hold tightening around the railings.

Then he froze, “why are you so scared of me?” 

“I don't need a mate,” I uttered. 

“You don't need me but you don't know how long i have waited for you, i have searched for you, i need you more than you can ever want me” He countered. 

His confessions struck me and i couldn't speak, i opened my mouth to say something but no words came out.

“The moment i saw you, i knew within me that it was you and somehow you know this too, you recognize me and yet you wouldn’t admit this bond we share?” He added again.

“I cant…” I whispered, i couldn't bring myself to accept this bond, so many questions running through my mind, why him? Why now?

“And why is that so?” 

Immediately I fell to my knees, folded my hands and bowed before him. “Please let me go, I don't want this,” I pleaded. 

“You would rather stay in the slave institution than be with your mate? Is that how much you love the attention of other men?” He hurled at me.

“What?!” I gasped, my eyes widening in shock, “how…can you say that..?” 

“You left me with no other option, you wouldn’t give me a reason to understand why you don't want to accept me” he added again, the warmth completely gone from his eyes. 

“And that is because i’m not worthy of you, i’m a nobody, a lowly omega who doesn't deserve this” i replied placing my hand on my

neck where he bit me. 

“Then let me worry about that” He said calmly taking me by surprise.