Chapter 4 Chapter 4
Chapter 4
Darius
I've always believed the moon goddess hates me. It's an abhorrent thing to even think about considering I'm an Alpha, and that is said to be the biggest gift from the goddess. But right now, I knew without a doubt in my heart that she doesn't like me very much.
I stared at the lady in front of me in absolute shock and wondered what kind of cruel game the universe was playing.
First, Leonard had to get his hand on a bih weakness of mine and use it against me, then I had a one night stand with one of his twin daughters, the twin I wasn't marrying. As if that wasn't cruel enough, she turned out to be my fucking mate.
My mate.
For a werewolf, finding a mate was the best thing that could happen to you. It was like finally finding a piece of you that has been missing for so long. And now that I found mine, it turned out to be the daughter of the man I hated with so much passion.
I was tempted to say fuck it and just claim her right there, my wolf loved the idea a lot, but I couldn't. I would just be tying myself to another of Leonard's children and that is the last thing I want.
No matter how feral it drove me, I wasn't going to acknowledge the mating bond. I couldn't.
“The engagement will be held in a week,” Leonard's grating voice cut into my trail of thoughts.
It took everything in me not to pounce on him and tear him from limb to limb right now. But I couldn't. I had much to lose. My wolf was more powerful than his and he knew that. That's why he gathered such ammo against me.
“That's too soon,” my aunt said, her voice holding a hint of fear as she glanced my way.
I took a few discreet breaths to calm myself down. Of course he would want his daughter married to my pack very soon. He's a sucker for power.
“The sooner the better, Martha,” Leonard said with a smirk on his face that I itched to tear off.
I had to keep reminding myself that he isn't worth losing my cool over. He had been hit by the balls. Literally.
Like me, my uncle didn't bother to mask his disagreement with this arrangement. He rose from his seat, his jaws tightening.
“I'd like to speak with you privately, Leonard,” he forced out.
“Why? Let's enjoy the food,” Leonard smirked.
He made a show of taking a sip from the glass of wine in his hand as my uncle glared at him. The twins shifted uncomfortably in their seats as they watched the scene play out. They whispered into each other's ears with a tense look on their faces.
I wasn't sure whether they knew about their father's scheming or not. It doesn't really matter though. I was going to destroy the entire family anyway. Including my mate.
A sharp pain sliced through my heart at the thought and my wolf whimpered inside me.
Fucking mating bond.
My aunt tugged on my uncle's hand and he reluctantly sat down, anger oozing out of him.
“As I was saying, the engagement will take place in a week, that's enough time for the media coverage and the engagement shoot,” Leonard said.
“Two weeks,” I said coolly.
“But it has already been–” I interrupted Leonard before he could finish,
“Two weeks or no deal,” I said sternly. That is going to give me enough time to find the blackmail material and destroy it.
I saw his jaws ticked like he wasn't used to being interrupted. Well, he would have to get used to it because I wasn't going to be ordered around by a person beneath me.
“Very well then,” he said.
I rose from my seat with both my hands stuffed in my pockets to hide my fist.
“I believe we're done here, if you'll excuse me, I have something important to attend to,” I said and walked out without waiting for anyone's reply.
My wolf thrashed inside me urging me back to the other twin but I ignored it. I wasn't going to mate with the daughter of my enemy even if the moon goddess herself descended from heaven.
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“The nerve of that bastard,” My uncle said through gritted teeth as he paced around in his study.
“That little piece of shit dares to order us around. Who does he think he is? We need to teach him a lesson so he would know never to mess with our pack,” he continued cursing.
My aunt tried to calm him down but finally gave up after so many failed attempts. I was staring intently at a spot in the wall and trying hard to come up with a plan to destroy the motherfucker who dared to
mess with my family. So far I had no plans.
My mind just kept drifting back to my mate in his house. The pull seems to get stronger because I've claimed her in one way. Sex.
I had been so drunk at the bar that I couldn't immediately recognize her scent. It had been masked by the scent of alcohol and tears and I just didn't care enough to pay more attention. I'd passed off her scent as a strong cologne because I hadn't expected to meet my mate in a bar on enemy's territory.
But if I had paid more attention then, I could have ignored her and avoided the interaction. Because now that I know what she feels like, I can't stop yearning for her. And now, I have to marry her sister.
Fuck my life.
The door creaked open and Clyde walked in, his head hung low. Anger spiked in me immediately but it immediately vanished as I saw the line of exhaustion on his face. He was definitely regretting his role in this shit show I was in.
My uncle didn't seem to care though as he shot towards him. He grabbed his son's collar and yanked him against the wall. Aunt cried out to her husband to stop but he was blinded by rage.
“Why the hell would you do this to our family?” He snarled at his son.
Clyde didn't raise his head to meet his father's gaze but he released a rasp.
“I'm sorry, Father. I didn't –”
“You're sorry?” Uncle John barked. “You fucked up your life and your brother has to clean up your mess like always. He's been forced to marry someone he doesn't want just so you don't get in trouble and that's all you have to say?”
Clyde's eyes met mine and I saw the regret in them.
“I'm sorry, Darius. I didn't mean to put you in trouble.” He said genuinely.
“Well, you did.” I said.
Clyde's face dropped at my words. I'd been the only one in the family who had his back on this up until now. Ever since Leonard found something against him. That bastard knew how much I loved my family.
My uncle and aunt had taken care of me my entire life. Clyde was like my younger brother and I would do anything for him. Leonard had exploited that weakness for his own gains.
“Why did you do it?” I asked because I was genuinely curious.
My brother wasn't the type to break rules. That was me. When we were younger, I'd tried to force him out of his comfort zone so many times but I didn't succeed.
If he was of royal blood, I knew he would be the best Alpha this pack has ever had. But my cousin had no intention of ruling. And his parents didn't snatch my rightful place on the throne from me when I was young. They were my family and I loved them.
“I love her.” He muttered slowly.
Love? I almost laughed at the word. What does he know about that? Did that make him reckless enough to throw his entire life away?
“You are having an affair with the daughter of an Alpha who is engaged to another Alpha and you call that love? You're putting our entire pack in danger. If this gets out, there will be war on all fronts and we will lose our pack.” His father snarled.
Clyde's eyes fell on the floor again.
“I'm sorry.” He muttered.
Aunt finally forced Uncle's hands away from Clyde and glared at him. He released a low whimper before stalking to the couch. My aunt turned to her son and grabbed his face.
“It's going to be okay.” She said,
The words hung in the air between all of us. My aunt was used to calming all of us down when we were faced with a tense situation like this. She was gifted with calming and healing energy and she was really powerful. But even now, her power didn't seem to work. Maybe because this time we all knew the truth and didn't believe her.
It's not going to be okay. Nothing will ever be okay. Because now I was about to tear my soul into pieces by rejecting the one meant for me. But I wouldn't hesitate to do it.
For my family and my pack, I would reject the mating bond.