Lahat ng Kabanata ng I Became my Mate's Concubine : Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 10

DEVA LOREN/LANA ALVAREZI stirred uncomfortably in my bed, finding it softer than usual. Groaning, I opened my eyes to discover myself in an unfamiliar place.Where am I?As I attempted to sit up, my head rang, and dizziness set in.Okay?I decided to lay back down instead. That's what I needed.Looking around, I couldn't make sense of my surroundings. The last thing I remembered was blood spurting out of me as my killer gleefully watched me die.Had he come for me? The man who had forgotten for years? There was no way. Who suddenly reappears after clearly abandoning a person. I took a few deep breaths. If I was in danger, sold, or worse, I had to escape.Struggling, I managed to get up, holding onto the canopy for support.The room was soft but sturdy. Pale stone walls emitted a gentle glow from moon-shaped lights. A full-length mirror stood in the corner, tall and smooth, with a dark, shiny frame. A white fur rug lay beneath it.The bed was large with carved wooden posts and a soft

DEVA LOREN/ LANA ALVAREZ.I was once royalty, many years ago before Aaron's pack and mine got into a war and they won over us, taking all we had. His father was a tyrant, the entire generation of Shrovas were tyrants. They turned the survivors into slaves, servants, and those who resisted they murdered in cold blood.My parents and brother died protecting me, my father and brother on the front walls, my mother by my side and the women's.I will never forget the day the crown was taken away from my head at the age of eleven and shackles were given to me instead. I will never forget the day I had to walk with my legs and hands bound. How my people scowled and abandoned me because my parents had failed to mobilize our army in a way that was enough to save us all.What I will never forget the most is meeting Aaron Shrova. I was in the fields working when I heard a piercing scream from the back of the corn stalks and I ran to see what it was.A shiny blonde-haired boy with blue eyes that b

AARON SHROVAMy alliance with the Scarletmoon pack was to join our armies. Rogues across borders united to attack weaker packs. Moreover, the pack had useful resources like gold in abundance, and we had fertile land for farming.I got back to Moonray the next day. I didn't see much of Deva since we spoke after dinner. It seemed like she intentionally chose to avoid me, only saying goodbye when it was time for my departure.Had I bruised her pride when I said I wasn't going to give her any form of romantic affection?I did not want to lie to her or deceive her. It was better if she knew what she was getting into beforehand.This room, my chambers, is the only place left where I control the silence. Dark oak panels swallow the light. The curtains stay drawn, even in the day. The fire burns low, steady. Always steady.No one comes in here except for my Luna, who is also my confidant and my beta.The scent of fresh leather and steel lingers. My bed is untouched, made to perfection, as if

 "Princess Deva," Sophie said my name with the excitement of a top-tier actor as soon as I got to the top of the staircase. "Luna Sophie," I gave a curt nod. She took my hands and pulled me to her with such force that I almost tumbled, just for me to be embraced with enough grit to strangle me. "Finally, I get to meet you," she said, leaving me breathing heavily. She faked panic. "I'm sorry, I had no idea that I hugged you so firmly. You must be so fragile," she said her last sentence with a hint of mockery. I know what you're trying to do, Sophie. You want to look as good as you can possibly be to the public eye while you torment me in the best way you can when no one is looking. But two can play your game. "No, it is fine," I pulled her into another embrace, biting my fingers into the back of my corset. A tinge of pain should let her know; I am nothing close to fra

DEVA LOREN/ LANA ALVAREZ.Neither Aaron nor Sophie spoke to me until the wedding. They thought they were punishing me by saying nothing, but what they didn't know was that I was a woman who loved her peace more than anything. And that means, to hell with them both. We had to wait for a full moon before we could bind ourselves together. My parents, whom I wish actually acted like one, arrived a day before. Jade prepped me to have babies, but Alpha Cain wanted me to be his maltreated, unpaid spy. His weapon of convincing? Threats to kill me in addition to father and daughter connections. One he never had with the real Deva.They dressed me like a bride, but I wasn’t one.I stood at the edge of the ceremonial hall, draped in white, but not the kind that meant innocence. This white was ceremonial and deliberate. The gown was stitched from layers of crushed velvet and silk organza, a soft, smooth fall of fabric sculpted to my frame. The bodice hugged my waist in gran