Confused, I couldn't shut my widened eyes, the dream looked so real that I could feel deep chills traveling down my spine.
There should be something attached to this dream, I don't see it as something ordinary or something I will just get my mind off. There is more to this relating to me and this dream isn't something I should take for granted, no way! Things have to be done in accordance and not out of any form of ignorance.
The door of the room flung open, I turned around only to find my eyes locked together with that of Nelson. At first, he had a strange look on his face, it looked like he was really worried about something at the moment but didn't want to talk about it.
I stared at him, the urge to ask if everything was fine filled my bones but I decided to look away and not lay down any thoughts.
"You need to get dressed, '' Nelson let out, breaking the silence.
I looked up at him in Surprise, the blanket was tied around me.
"Why?"
"You don't need to ask any question but do as you are told" he replied rudely, walked towards the wardrobe and began to undress.
Pissed by his harsh words, I stared at him, anger boiling inside of me.
"You know that isn't the right manner to talk to your wife" I spat out to my surprise.
My words took Nelson off balance, he turned around, his face overwhelmed with deep shock
"What did you just say?"
This time, the fear in me vanished and got replaced by deep anger. I won't let this arrogant werewolf disrespect me and just throw me off the bus like I am nothing. I am human, I do possess feelings and it is in his rightful sense to be aware of this.
"You heard me right prince Nelson, this isn't the right manner to talk to your mate" I let out In a very Stern voice, my gaze not letting go of him.
Nelson stared at me, unable to utter a word for a minute. He looked surprised in the way I spoke but this time around, I didn't care. One thing I won't tolerate is for him to talk to me anyhow, no way will I accept it. It's time I take the bull by the horn, it's enough that he disrespected me by cheating right in front of my eyes, I won't be brought into this strange world of wolves just to be treated with deep ridicule.
To my surprise, a chuckle escaped his lips.
"Mate?" He muttered more Ina question than a Statement, "Did you just refer to yourself as my mate?" His eyebrows furrowed as he gazed at me so hard.
"You heard me right Nelson, I am your mate and I don't care if you accept it or not. You should learn how to speak to me too, I am not your maid!" I fired back, to my surprise, great boldness overwhelmed me in a way that really bothered me.
With a dropped jaw, Nelson stared at me with widened eyes.
"I can see that you do have nerves Melissa"
"I don't care, just give me that respect even if we have nothing together" I emphasized not giving him the breathing space to talk back in a way I won't accept.
"Great! It's good to know that you are well informed of the relationship between us. This is just something our fathers wanted and pushed it down to us. You can't just expect me to love you, after all, I heard that you are more like a slave in your father's house unlike your sister who was more like my type, at least, I might consider getting married to her than to a cheap human like you"
My heart broke hearing his words, not because of his emotions but with the past memories coming back to life, memories that I tried to forget.
"Fine" I nodded, glanced down at my hands and raised my head up to him, "You can say all you want to Nelson, make me feel less about myself. Mind you, I was against this marriage, I never wanted this because I don't love you and indeed, I knew I was getting married to a beast, a beast without human conscience and now, I see it all. I don't care about how you or the rest of your family except from your sister Anabelle, I don't give a hell about what you all think of me, what I won't accept is you talking to me like I am some piece of shit" I fired back at him, my eyes welled up with hot tears and I stared at him as hard as I could.
"It's fine enough that I am living in a pure nightmare, don't make things worse for me. I didn't choose this life, I never wanted it and I know that you didn't too but you weren't man enough to make your own decision. Don't blame this on me but rather on yourself, after all, I didn't come to ask for your hand, you did, don't forget" I noted, got out of the bed and walked past him heading into the bathroom.
As soon as he was out of sight, the tears I was fighting so hard came rolling out quickly before I could stop it. With deep pain in my heart. I tried to fight it but I couldn't, I was way more weak than I have ever been and it felt like my world just turned apart.
Not only did I get married to a man who doesn't love me, I got married to a beast, a complete beast who wants to try everything within his power to make my life a living hell but I won't give him the chance, no way! I don't care if this is his world, I am now a part of this world and I also deserve the same respect everyone does.
Sniffing really hard, I dried my best, got into the bathtub, the touch of the water on my skin felt so refreshing. I laid in it with closed eyes, breathed in deeply as a calm feeling subdued me. It is bad enough that my day begins with a strange dream and Nelson's hurtful words. I couldn't wait for the day to just come to an end.
A few minutes passed by, I got out of the bathtub and out of the bathroom, to my relief, the room was empty. Patricia came in with some dresses, after making my choice, I picked a green dress just to match the color of my eyes, although I was not feeling well enough to go out of the room, I had no other option but to since Nelson insisted I get dressed.
"Do you know what today is?" I asked Patricia who gently brushed my hair.
At first, she didn't say a word, I stared at her reflection and it was obvious that she might have no idea either.
"I don't understand what you mean ma'am," she replied.
I signed deeply, "The prince insisted I get dressed all of a sudden. Do you have any idea what might be up? You are always around this royal household, I am just hoping that maybe you heard something that can give me a tiny bit of Information on what I might face" I said making sure she fully understands what I requested.
"Oh" she muttered, nodding, "Well, I heard that the elders of the pack need to see you. '' Patrica revealed.
Confused, a frown appeared on my face, "The elders?" I raised a brow.
"Yes, the six elders of the pack"
"But why? Why do they need to see me? Is there anything up that I don't know about?"
Patricia placed the brush gently on the table, her eyes fixed on me, "I don't have an idea about that but I am sure it all has to do with your coronation as the Luna of this pack. You shouldn't be scared, I am sure that you will handle yourself perfectly"
The door of the room opened, Nelson walked in with a displeased look on his face. Of course, I didn't care a bit, anything I am doing right now is not to please him but to vindicate myself.
"You are wasting time! Don't keep me waiting, we have to leave now"
Patrica walked out of the to leaving me and Nelson.
"I am a lady, I need time to get myself ready"
"That doesn't require you wasting my time"
I turned around to face him, "Then it's best you leave, I will come there when I am ready. If you don't know how to speak to me, it's best you don't speak at all" I fired with no sign of fear this time.
Hearing my words, I felt so good. Having him stepping on my feet these days has been a hell ride for me and I won't give him that chance anymore. Gone are those days, not now, not ever.
"Do you realize that you are talking to the Alpha in such a disrespectful manner?" Nelson fired with pure anger written all over his face.
I smiled at his words, got up my feet and took some steps closer to him, "I don't dispute that, but don't forget too that you are talking to the Luna, we both deserve some respect"
Nelson chuckled at my words, his eyes glittered with pure amusement as he gazed at me looking like he had nothing to say at the moment.
"You do have guts" he acknowledged and continued immediately, "Well, I don't have time for this, I am leaving" saying this, Nelson walked out of the room and I followed behind.
Together, we walked down the hall not saying a word to each other, I could see pure anger written all over Nelson's face but I didn't care a bit. I am not trying to sound too dominant but seeing him disrespect me all the time is something I won't stand on my ground and accept.
We reached the hall, got in and to my surprise, six men stood a few feet away from the door, their eyes fixed on us as we entered.
One of the men came forward, his eyes fixed on me with a smile on his face.
"Good to see you Prince Nelson and of course, the next Luna of our pack"
Puzzled by the friendly look on his face, I couldn't help but be overwhelmed with mixed feelings.
Should I feel happy with his soft approach or should I be alert that something might be off with all of these.
"Good to see you too even if I haven't met you In person" I responded very confidently In a way that surprised me.
The man smiled at me, a smile which showed clear sincerity but I was too surprised to believe it.
"I am aware of this, we all are. It's really good seeing you for the first time and I must say that you have a fierce fire burning inside of you. You aren't like any human I have come across with"
Although I didn't understand what he meant by those words, I decided not to say a word but just smile.
"By the way, I am Tinox, one of the elders of the pack and also, the Gamma of this pack. It's quite unfortunate that I couldn't meet you during the time the last Alpha was alive but it's good to have you here" he paused, glanced at Nelson who said nothing but watched him.
"You must be surprised that a human like you was picked to settle down with the prince, an alpha werewolf" Tinox spoke with great concern, the smile on his face vanished but he didn't turn his gaze away from me.
"Yes I am"
"It's normal, you have every right to, this has never happened in the history of the pack but don't worry. You are fully accepted by us here but there are certain things you have to know first"
"What things?" I asked, overwhelmed with deep curiosity.