CHAPTER 1
Tanya’s POV“I now pronounce you husband and wife. "The day those words were uttered in the presence of my family and other respected people of the Three Werewolf Kingdom, was the day my life took a turn for the worst.Not having a choice and wanting to please my father, I agreed to marry him without a thought of what I might actually want for myself. Despite everything that was being said about him, I didn't think twice about sacrificing my forever just for my father to be happy and satisfied.After all, he had trained me to believe that women were subject to men and they had to do what men instructed them to.I followed him home and that was when the real hell started. I still remembered my father's words to me as I unknowingly got into the car that would take me to my misery.“Have a sweet and romantic marriage!"Her wedding might have been anything but romantic. Her misery started from there.Not only did he leave me alone that night, he locked me in a room with no beds and one window still in my wedding dress.I had cried my eyes out that night, hoping that my father would change his mind and come take me out of here but I knew that would not happen, so she endured every pain and stayed.I was a strong girl, there was no doubt about that but I was also very softhearted which meant that everything that Arturo did affected me in one way or another even if I didn't want it to.I was barely let out of the room that I had been kept in and the only time I had human interaction was when the maids brought me food or my monthly care products.I normally asked questions like what the day was, what Arturo wore today, what he ate last night. Despite the ill treatment that I received, I persisted.A promise had been made to love in front of several witnesses and even though I wanted to leave him, no one would support me. Everyone feared Arturo so they wouldn't want to do anything that would make him upset or get on his bad side. I had got used to being alone. The first time I left that room since the day I had been put there was when the maid came in and told me that the Alpha had demanded to see me tonight. I was surprised at what he might want and I couldn't help but worry about it.“Um, what month is it?" I asked the maid.“August."I stopped in my tracks and stared at the maids back as I walked away. My marriage was in January.The maid had helped me freshen up and picked out a dress for me. I couldn't help but wonder what my husband of eight months who locked me in a cell and forgot about me wanted all of a sudden.Truly, the rumors had been right. He really was a beast and I believed that truly he was cursed.Everyone hated him but they were afraid that he would harm them.Arturo wasn't like other Alphas. A curse had been placed on him due to his promiscuity. Before then, he was the most sought out man in all the Werewolf Kingdom.Women actually threw themselves at him and embarrassed themselves just to get his attention and Arturo had taken due advantage of each and everyone of them.After he had his way with them, that was the end of the conversation. The Moon goddess eventually got angry and even when she confronted him about it, he didn't seem remorseful.In anger, she placed a curse on him. Since he took so much pride in his looks, she cursed him to look older than his age. Though I saw him once and that was on our wedding day.He had tried everything he could to take the curse away but he just couldn't find a solution. People had run away from him and he was angered by the situation and it turned him into an angry and irrational tyrant ruler who ruled with an iron fist.No one agreed to come close to him again so when my father brought the idea of him marrying me, he didn't hesitate to agree.I had hoped that I would be able to tame the beast while fulfilling the mission my father sent me there for.“Make him fall in love with you and then kill him." Those words were still vivid in my memory and can never be forgotten.All the plans that I had made for myself had gone down the drain without a second thought.The maid had come in and offered me food. The bed felt so soft and I had almost slept off on it. Since it had been a very long time since I had a good meal, I quickly wolfed down what was on the plate.Maybe the man everyone called a beast was having a change of mind. Maybe he finally wanted to be nice, to show his real side.I had fallen asleep when the door opened and I got up quickly from the bed. The first thing I noticed was that the room reeked of alcohol and the figure that had just walked in was staggering towards me.Suddenly, I didn't feel at peace anymore and I was about to scream for help when the man got on top of me and pinned me down to the bed.“Shhh, you will shut up or I will do something worse that will make you scream till you never get your voice back." The person told me curtly.With that threat alone, I simply grew limp and lay on the bed. I wondered where Arturo had gone. When the person moved to tie my hands to the bed head, the lamp shone a bit on his face and that was when I saw him. The man I had been sold to.“Arturo?” I called inwardly.Because of the shock, I obediently lay there and did nothing as he raped me.The force in all his action that gave me no warmth, the pressure that took over his dick as he thrust into me and his stinking breath. It made me nauseous, though I was too weak to push him away.That was the first time he raped me. But it wasn't the last.CHAPTER 2Tanya’s POVI had been sitting and staring at one spot for an hour. I felt numb and empty.From the first day that he had raped me, taking away my virginity had done some thing to me. It made me feel worthless and dirty.These days, it was even worse because I couldn't feel anything. I couldn't feel the pain, the pleasure and the way my heart clenched.I really wanted to feel something, anything but my body had grown a defensive mechanism against the abuse which had numb my feelings.The hitting, the rape and the way he insulted and downgraded me, they were now like mere words to meAfter he finished and stood up from me, leaving me as empty as I was when he came in, I didn't know what to do.Shout? No one would hear me and even if they did, they wouldn't do anything.Cry? I had cried more than enough and I was growing tired of it.Run away? With whose help?Kill myself? No, my father would hate me for it.In his eyes, there were obviously more things to do with my life like
CHAPTER 3Tanya’s POVI was bored out of my wits and it felt like I was going crazy.At first, I had been sleeping to block out the boredom and of how worthless I felt but now, I have gotten tired of sleeping.Now, I couldn't even fall asleep again because I knew that the time for him to come home was close. Which meant the maid would soon bring my food.I thought about my situation. Would it be better for me to go ahead with my father's plan and kill Arturo? Not just killing him but sourcing out more information from him.My father wanted Arturo's pack. According to him, life would be better if he ruled the three Werewolf Kingdoms. And in order to do that, he wanted to dig out Arturo’s secret that could bring him down.“The bastard is cursed either way so he's bound to die a miserable death. No one likes him and they're all afraid of him. I'm the perfect leader that everyone needs." That was my father’s favorite statement.I wanted to tell my father that life didn't work that way, bu
CHAPTER 4Tasha’s POV My stomach dropped as I heard footsteps approaching. There was something about them that made me so scared and I hid the books under my pillow.The door swung open and I could see that there was something wrong. Ever since the days I had seen his face, I never turned off the light.I could see that there was anger in his eyes from the way he looked at me and frowned. I watched as his hands moved to the front of his trousers to undo his belt and I knew what followed.my body no longer has the reaction it used to when he was around me. I no longer trembled, no longer avoided his eyes, no longer longed for breath.After all, what was the worst he could do to me aside from death? I slowly removed my gown and lay on the bed. The ceiling had become my favorite attraction every time he was on top of me.He got on the bed and pulled my legs open. He hated how I was looking away from him. It was like I found him hideous.“Look at me." He ordered.I didn't respond because
Chapter 5I felt a weight lifted from my body. That was when I noticed Arturos putting on his clothes, I wasemotionless, and my hate for him kept growing but there was something about him I could notplace my hands on.I watched Arturos until he left my room, I quickly took my shower to remove the dirty smell ofArturos from my body, and I removed the bed sheets before reading the book I collected fromthe library.The first page of the book seems interesting. It is somehow related to me, and I believe I willfind solace in it. Who knows I might find a way to make Arturo fall in love with me so that I canexecute my plan and be free at last."What are you thinking, my lady?" One of the servants that told me about the alphas library wasthe one that jotted me out of my mind with her question."Nothing, just that I find this book interesting, if you don't mind what is your name.""I thought you would never ask; my name is Dianella, please don't ask any questions again and
Chapter 6I got a grip hold of myself not to scream their name, I was joyful seeing them. I looked around for Alpha, and I saw how busy he was with his meeting.I went closer to my friend tapping their shoulder. That was when they notice my presence and they scream at the top of their voices which draws everyone's attention to us."Ella, Hannah, and Eva, you guys came to visit me, I am so happy seeing you guys." I was so happy as I hugged them repeatedly. Eva, an inquisitive lady, kept looking at me as if something was wrong with me."You are Alphas bride yet, I can't find the glow on you," Eva let out."Eva, I am fine, as you can see the alpha is treating me very well."I was still talking when Hannah dragged me to one side of the room, she scrutinized me from my head to my toe then she folded her hands across as chest.I know she knows me better than anyone else she can see through me and I am trying hard not to allow any tears to betray me so I maintain eye contact with her."Tenya
Chapter 7"Your friends can stay for the night.""What!" We chorused.•••Arturo Pov I was reading some files in my office when Frank's mind linked me saying some ladies need my urgent attention which makes me laugh so hard at myself.Since I was cursed, no lady wants to have anything for someone as old as me, especially not a lady. Maybe he is mistaking a woman for a lady but I would meet them.I asked Frank to keep them in the meeting hall since I would be having a meeting there. On getting to the meeting hall, Frank announced my presence and everyone present bowed.The ladies came forward with their heads bowed, I asked them to raise their heads and their faces looked familiar to me but I couldn't place my hands on where I had seen their faces."State your intentions," I commanded as I watched them shiver at my voice."We are here to see your wife, the Luna," One of them retorted."Who are you to her?"They all introduce themselves by their names and pack alongside their father's
Chapter 8"Kill or be killed" was written on it.I mind link Frank to meet me where I was as I kept staring at the arrow when I turned I could not find Tenya anywhere around.I waved it off, and when Frank came with other guards, I charged to look for the culprit who would dare shoot an arrow directly at me. They all went to carry out their task.Frank picked up the arrow and we headed to the physician's place. Frank placed the arrow on the table before the physician.We waited impatiently as he observed the arrow keenly, I explained everything that had happened to him then he heaved a sigh giving us an answer."This was a messenger of an arrow, it was sent to someone to kill you but what I don't understand is how this arrow came to be because it was abolished before you were born.""Messenger of an arrow! I know I have so many enemies both within and outside, but if you say this arrow is abolished, who was it that sent it?""Is either someone of my age hiding it to be used for today
Chapter 9I heard a knock, I turned to ask who that was when I realized it was all a dream and the knock was coming from the door of my room."Who is that?"•••Tanya povHow can he ask them to spend the night here, does he want them to find out he usually molests me every time? No! I won't let that happen, I snapped my finger as I thought.With the fake attitude he gave to them, they think he is genuine and has no bad intentions. If they know what he is made of they would hate him for the rest of their lives.I must ask him the reason, he asks them to spend the night here. Will he give me an answer or insult me the way he always does? I will not know unless I try.I pick up my rope and put them on. I was about to open the door when I heard Hannah's voice."You missed him, that is why you can't spend the night with us," her voice was full of sarcasm but I had to play along."Yea, you got me, I will be back before you know it," I promised, holding the middle of my throat as a sign then