Ricky’s POV“Everything I own belongs to you until my heir is named officially. Use everything at your disposal to ensure that she becomes yours and then, you can be sure of being named as the next Alphas.”I couldn’t believe the words flowing out of my father’s mouth with ease, it made me feel irritated at myself. This wasn’t the standard he was supposed to lower himself to but after barely surviving being disowned, there was little I could do at this moment. I shared a look with my brothers, unspoken words passed between us but we understood the message. We had no other choice, we had a plan and a vision to get what we wanted but somehow, we ended up losing the only trick we had up our sleeve and we were now at the mercy of our ruthless father who wouldn’t take anything other than positive confirmation for the task he has set out for us.Cole hadn’t said a word ever since Father approved of his plan. I couldn’t understand the silence as he had gotten what he wanted. For Jules, it

Shannon’s POV“What the hell is going on?” Cole yelled, his voice was filled with authority.Everyone was quiet in fear of him. Unlike Melissa, Cole was feared by everyone in the pack mainly out of respect for him and his aura. He was two years ahead of me and I have known him since his father got married to my mother, but never have I ever seen him smile. He was stoic and stiff like a robot. But that wasn’t what made him scary, he was violent and he had a mean temper. His brothers, Ricky and Jules were much calmer but they were equally feared by everyone as well. They were the next Alphas of the Dark Moon Pack and no one dared to mess with them. Cole wore the same shades of clothes every day, and he smelt like he had been dipped into a pool of wealth.“I said, what is going on here?” He asked this time, his tone higher and more stern.“She was bullying the poor Omega.” One of the boys in the crowd shouted.Cole shook his head, his face tainted with disgust before he turned to look

Cole’s POV“I don’t know what you expect me to do. How am I supposed to marry when I don’t have a woman I love and I don’t desire either?” I gave up, looking away from him as I felt my heart burn with pain and anger. “You’re putting us all in misery.”“I don’t know, but you have to marry Shannon, all three of you. I trained you all to be gentlemen and custodians of tradition. I am going to give you and your brothers a few weeks and after that, I am going to take away your inheritance. You will wish you listened to me in the first place instead of being complete and total brats.”I nodded without taking another glance at him. The man had no heart. He was part of the reason I never wanted children because I would hate for them to feel the same way I was feeling about my father. I wouldn’t be able to stand them hating me the way I hated mine. He left the room, banging the door behind him.I turned to look at the clock, and it was past time for school. I thought about skipping college, bu

Shannon’s POVIt was the second time I would be getting into a car with any of my potential mates. I carried the tray and placed it in front of me before I dug into the food, savoring the taste of it. When I was done, my stomach was full. I got into the bathroom and just like Cole said, there was everything in place for me to use.I took a quick bath and when I came out, I picked up a simple shirt and jeans and wore them. I brushed my hair with my fingers before I picked up my backpack. It was old, but I didn't have to worry about that anymore because Cole would probably get me a new one before the day ended given the rate at which he was fussing over me and everything that had to do with me. I headed outside of the palace and in front of it, he was seated in his car waiting for me.“What about Ricky and Jules?” I asked, looking around expecting them to materialize in front of me. “I told you not to worry about them, didn’t I?”I couldn’t believe that Cole was acting like my mate. It

Cole’s POV“I’m ranked bottom in school, I have no friends or anyone to support me whenever I’m being bullied by Melissa or someone else. Heck, I don’t even know who I am, I’m just here, floating around without any direction. I hope you now understand my dilemma about why I’m worried about everything.” I fell silent. I hadn’t quite figured out this part of my plan, my earlier assumption was that she would have no objections when I finally decided to claim her to be my mate judging by her low standards. Many girls who have been in the same spot that Shannon had been in would gladly accept my offer without asking questions about what the catch was or if it would come back to hurt them but Shannon was different, she was nothing like any of those people. If I wanted to see this through, I better come up with a rather believable story immediately.“Let’s assume for a moment that I handed you the reins to choose a mate for me, who would be your first pick?”Shannon nibbled on her lower li