All Chapters of NOT YOUR MATE, ALPHA: Chapter 1 - Chapter 5

ArleyOn the night my stepsister Risa was set to be engaged to my fiancé, I was forced to marry an old Beta in exchange for a portion of his pack’s treasury.If I walk out of this room, my father will kill me. If I stay… I’m not even sure I’ll survive this man.Anyway now, here I am, meeting my so-called husband for the first time. Sparse gray hair clings to his scalp, and his wrinkled, cold hands lazily trail along my arm. My back stiffens at his touch. My glass has been empty for minutes, leaving me to endure this torment with a painfully clear mind.Or so I thought.A faint fog begins to creep into my head. My body heats up, suddenly hypersensitive to every brush of his hand.The heavy music from the hall above echoes in my ears. Risa must be happy right now, her pretty smile curving along her lips as she meets the man of her dreams—more importantly, the man who was supposed to be my fiancé, the very reason my father hosted the Moon Gala in our pack.Alpha Janus Beyhos.The younges

ArleyMy father's eyes bore into me. "Do you have any idea how much shame you have brought to the pack?" he barks, his voice cutting deep into my head."Look at you, because of your mother, I decided to keep you in the pack instead of throwing you away... yet you remain completely worthless."Tears threaten to cloud my eyes, but I blink them back immediately…I’ve managed to endure such cruel words for a long time. I’ve gotten quite used to them.I know my father hates me, but hearing those words from him... learning I was only kept alive because of my mother, not because I am his daughter.My grip tightens on the part of my dress Risa had torn. Unfortunately, it still hurts."I finally found you a husband, a way for you to be useful to the pack... but you run away, sneak back in shamelessly smelling like another man and claimed.""I won't marry Beta Vinton, Father. I found my mate—" I try to say but his big hand strikes my cheek, heat burning the area. I swallow my words instantly."I

ArleyA place I should have arrived as a bride, I’m arriving as a maid instead.But this is a risky move. There’s a high chance I might run into Risa here. Still, I don’t have a choice.When I ran from my father, I ended up in the rogue camp Jay had told me about. Apparently, he grew up among them. His sister, Jane, who he asked me to find, looked exactly like the female version of him, and for the past hellish months, we could barely feed.Then rumors spread that maids were needed in Beyhos Pack. It was a great opportunity, yet nobody was willing to go. The rumor said the pack had become a death hole for maids who served Alpha Janus directly, that he had suddenly gone mad.Looks like I dodged a bullet. Congratulations to Risa for marrying a lunatic.Still, staying in the rogue camp was a death pit on its own, constantly being attacked by slave traders. I decided to go, and Jane followed.She made a disguise for me. Even though she is just fifteen, she’s a powerful witch. My eye color