Few hours earlier•••••••••Mia stormed into her room disoriented, panting like she had just run a marathon."Miss Mia, are you okay?" Isabelle rushed to her side, trying to hold up a fainting Mia.Mia was finally feeling emotions, alongside, understanding. She was being sold into a forced marriage for the sake of the pack."Water," was all she could whisper.Isabelle helped her to her bed and hurried to get a glass of water.Her thoughts were in disarray, her heart didn't know what to feel. What would happen to her mate?She shook her head, blinking rapidly to keep the tears in. Her dreams of being free and living a happy life away from her family was dashed.Too weak to hold back the tears that threatened to drop, she let them roll down her cheeks. Crying always made her feel better but this time, it didn't."Miss Mia." It was Isabelle with the glass of water.Mia emptied the cup in one gulp, desperate to calm her raging nerves."What's wrong, Mia?" Isabelle asked with both worry an

Mia took off into the woods once she escaped the palace. She was certain she'd be found soon if she didn't move quickly. She'd rather lose a leg first before she is caught.She considered shifting but she couldn't, she couldn't risk being naked. Although nakedness wasn't anything new to them, she had hardly ever had to shift in public and whenever she did, she was always wrapped in a robe or quickly clothed. Whenever she shifted with Rain, they were always behind a tree or two.Mia had to rely on her legs and they weren't fast because she had never had to travel on foot in her life. She would run for a while and stop to catch her breath while panting like she was asthmatic.She did this too often and storm was becoming impatient with the whole ordeal. Storm threatened to take control, which was just an empty threat as she couldn't except Mia gave permission."I'm trying my damn best," Mia complained to her wolf between deep breaths. Her best seemed like a snail to Storm and it irked

Alpha Jayden"Stella. Calm down and let me think, Please!" Alpha Jayden yelled at his frantic wife.She had been screaming at Mia's maid all day and even threatened to cut her head off.The maid was stubborn, that much could be told as she stayed quietly in a corner."Don't tell me that. Our daughter is out there, somewhere we have absolutely no idea of and you tell me to calm down?" Stella replied, she was no longer yelling, thankfully, but she still had a stance of a murderer."All I'm saying is the more you scare the girl, the more she says nothing." He tried to reason with his wife.They stood in the dungeon where the maid had been thrown when Mia was discovered to be missing.The maid was coiled up in a corner, crying terribly with fear. The whole situation quickly turned chaotic."How can you be so calm, Is that how much you care for our child?" Stella glared at Alpha Jayden."Enough!" Alpha Jayden roared in sheer anger. "That's" enough. You have absolutely no idea how much I l

Alex retreated to his study as quickly as he could. He could feel the raw pain of his mate and even hear her cries.His heart wanted to comfort her but his head was against the idea. He had always gone along with his head and he wasn't going to do otherwise now. Even if it killed him.Most importantly, he needed to find a way to stop this mate bond from messing with his head.Alex hadn't been his usual self all night long and all morning. He blamed his mate for it. He still didn't know her name but after looking into her eyes, he could think of a name that would suit her–Crystal. Her eyes were bright and shined like two crystal stones placed side by side.Realizing where his mind was drifting to, he shook his head. No, no he didn't and couldn't be thinking about her eyes or her perfectly sculpted lips.What was wrong with him? He face-palmed and sank his fingers into his hair and groaned.She was in his system like a drug he couldn't get out. She was hurting and he hated himself for

Alexander Heartman had kept to his words and released Mia after three days. Her parents had refused to leave without her so they waited until she was released.Alpha Jayden was happy with how things turned out but just when Alex was about to send them on their way, Elder Kaleb paid him a visit.At first, he was happy to see the old man until he understood the reason for his visit.Somehow, word had gotten out that Mia and her parents were in his Pack and he came to give them a date that the unavoidable wedding would commerce."Tomorrow?!" Alex exclaimed while Alpha Jayden, Stella and Mia kept mute in shock."That's too soon Elder Kaleb," Alpha Jayden reasoned."No, it's not!" Mia retorted sharply, staring angrily at Alex and if looks could kill, Alex would have been not just dead, but buried. "What, Does it irk you to marry me? It has to happen sooner or later."She had been on his neck from the very moment she was released and she felt the need to punish him for ignoring their mating