In the big room, there was only me and Alpha David. I sat across from him. The atmosphere was tranquil and stuffy.
"How many years have you been here?" Alpha David suddenly asked.
I didn't know what the question meant, but I answered, "Nine years, Sir!"
After answering that question, I felt that time passed quickly; nine years passed like the blink of an eye. I have been coming here since I was nine years old and now I am eighteen years old.
It may seem strange to people that I call my stepfather sir, but that's how I've communicated with him all these years, and I don't want to change that.
"I raised you for nine years. Although you and I are not close, thanks to me, you have been able to live comfortably for the past nine years, right?" he asked.
I pursed my lips, remembering the time of being bullied and enduring people's disdain over the years. That's not an easy life. I want to refute that, but I think of my mother; she has lived a perfect life over the years, so I don't deny Alpha David's words.
I nodded, "Yes, Sir! I thank you for that!"
"Will you repay me?" He asked.
I have a feeling he has bad intentions towards me. I'm not sure about my hunch; maybe I'm too sensitive. I hesitated momentarily, then replied, "I will render thanks to you, but I don't know how to reciprocate your favor."
I vaguely guessed that David was setting a trap for me, but I couldn't bluntly say not to repay him. I am not ungrateful.
David's expression showed satisfaction when I said that. He said, "The war situation between the Dead Forest and the Red Ocean is taut. Currently, Dead Forest is at a disadvantage. We can lose the Pack at any time. Do you understand that?"
I looked at him, neither nodding nor answering. I am trying to figure out what he's talking about war with me for. I'm not a Beta or a strong warrior.
"The last way to save the Dead Forest situation right now is to make peace with the Red Ocean. I sent a letter of reconciliation to Alpha Albert. He said he agreed to make peace on the condition that I pay him a large amount of money and you have to go to the Red Ocean. He likes you, so he wants you to be his mistress." David said calmly.
I was bewildered; in my heart, I understood what David meant but didn't want to accept that fact. I got angry, stood up, and yelled, "What the hell are you talking about? Why do I have to be that damn older man's mistress? Do you know how disgusting he is? Even if I die, I will not go to the Red Ocean to be his mistress."
I know the Red Ocean pack's Alpha Albert, not because he's a strong Alpha but because he's a perverted old demon. He was over fifty years old but had a hobby of forcing beautiful girls under twenty to be his mistress. The scary thing is that his mistresses could not live more than a year because he had a hobby of beating and torturing girls cruelly.
His heinous actions are not condemned just because he is an Alpha. I feel highly disgusted every time I mention that name.
David slammed his fist on the table so hard that the things on the table shook in an instant. David's face darkened, his brows furrowed, and he looked very fierce. He shouted, "Shut up! I gave you a good life for the past nine years, and now you repay me with your ingratitude? You bastard! You have no right to object!"
I panicked and was scared, "Where is my mom? I want to meet her. Does she know the bad things you're doing to me?"
I wanted to turn around and run out of the room to find my mother because I knew she would protect me, but when I opened the door, I was stopped by four tall, muscular soldiers.
"Lock her in her room! Observe her, don't let her run away, and don't let anyone come into contact with her, including Luna." David gave orders to the soldiers.
Immediately, four soldiers rushed to arrest me. I struggled and screamed but to no avail. In the end, I was knocked unconscious.
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"Sharmaine, wake up!"
An urgent voice rang in my ears. I felt someone's hand patting my face. I slowly opened my eyes and woke up. The bright light made me squint a few times.
A gentle hand helped me sit up. In my head, I recalled the conversation with Alpha David. I panicked, looked up at the person beside me, and realized it was my mother. I excitedly exclaimed, "Mom! Did you come to save me? I don't want to marry Alpha Albert. He's a perverted old man…."
Because I was agitated, the volume of the conversation increased. My mother covered my mouth and motioned for me to be quiet. At this point, I calmed down a bit.
"Don't speak loudly. I have arranged for you a car. Get out of here!" My mother whispered in my ear. Her face was urgent and worried. She gave me a small backpack.
I asked, "Where should I go? Won't you come with me?"
My mother had a troubled expression and said, "I won't go with you. Go to the White Mountain pack, and find your father, Alpha Raymond. Only he can get you out of this situation."
I froze for a moment. It has been a long time since I have heard that name. Bad memories flashed through my mind.
"No! I'm not going to White Mountain. Did you forget how he treated us? He won't help me." I spoke in an indignant voice, so the volume was high. My mother covered my mouth again. Annoyed, I pushed her hand away.
"You are his daughter anyway, so he will help you. You have no choice because Alpha David and Alpha Albert will catch you no matter where you go. Listen to me; Raymond won't let you get caught." My mother tried to convince me.
I resisted, but I understood my mother's words were true. While I hesitated, my mother urged again, "Hurry up! You cannot procrastinate for long. If David wakes up, you won't be able to run away."
In the end, I agreed to do as my mother said. She prepared a car for me. When I got into the car, I asked my mother again, "You really don't want to come with me? If Alpha David wakes up and he knows you let me go, he'll probably punish you."
My mother reassured me, "Don't worry about me! I'm Luna; he won't do anything too harsh to me. Please leave quickly."
Although my mother tried to stay calm, I could still see a glimpse of worry in her eyes.
I drove away. I think I'll go to the White Mountain to ask my father for help and beg him to save my mother.
The familiar scenery stretched out before my eyes reminded me of the past in White Mountain Pack. Although I have had the name Alpha daughter since I was little, I have never been loved by my biological father.I thought my life would forever take place in White Mountain. However, everything was broken when I realized my father had a mistress outside; even his mistress bore him a daughter a year older than me. That means he had an affair while still living with my mother.When my father kicked me and my mother out of the pack, I still didn't understand why he was so cruel to my mother and me. Until I was sixteen, my mother told me her story and my father's story to me.My mother and father's marriage was a mistake. When my mother was young, she accidentally saved my grandfather. So my grandfather wanted my father to marry my mother. Because of the Alpha position, my father agreed to that marriage while he already had his mate.After my father married my mother, in front of everyone, h
My face suddenly darkened, and I looked at Violet with cold eyes. She violently knocked over the food tray on the table, pointed at my face, and scolded, "Go away! You bastard! You…."Violet cursed every profanity. Her voice echoed in the room.Although I was quiet and cold on the outside, my heart was boiling with anger.If she has self-respect, she should feel ashamed that she is a stepchild and her mother is someone else's mistress. Or the least she should know is to feel sorry for me because she and her mother took everything from my mother and me.But Violet showed an attitude as if I were a stepchild. She is brazenly identical to her mother.Until Violet was silent, I said with disdain, "What an impudent rascal! You make me feel nauseous."Violet was so angry that her face turned red. She rolled her eyes, lunged at me, and raised her arm to hit me.I stepped back, dodging her slap."Who lets you dodge? Today, I have to teach you a lesson so that you know the consequences of ange
"I got it! You want to beg me to help you, don't you?" Alpha Raymond said casually.If he were a normal father when he heard that his daughter was in danger, he would surely be worried and anxious, but Alpha Raymond was as calm as if I was not his daughter.His cold attitude made me also freeze and choke. I nodded hesitantly. Then I suddenly remembered my mother, so I added, "I would like you to help me listen to my mother's information. She helped me escape. I'm afraid Alpha David will get angry and punish her. I don't want anything to happen to her.""I will do all your requests, but you must meet one condition." Alpha Raymond said seriously.I frowned and asked, "What condition?"My father immediately replied, "You must replace Violet in marrying Darian, son of Alpha Harold of the Dark Moon pack."I was so shocked that I was speechless. Then, anger rose in my heart. I angrily said, "What the hell are you talking about? Why should I replace her by marrying someone I don't even know?
I stayed at Alpha Raymond's mansion for a month to learn how to pretend to be Violet. Although everyone thinks that even if I don't act like Violet, it's not a big deal because the people in Dark Moon won't know Violet's personality, Luna Selena wants to make sure I don't expose myself. She asked me to learn about Violet and behave exactly like her.I feel exhausted. I can understand Violet's personality, habits, and things in recent years, but I can't act as bossy and arrogant as her. I find it ridiculous to behave like that. But besides me, everyone feels she is strong, confident, and liberal.My only problem is that my appearance and face and Violet's are entirely different. Even though we share the same father, we seem more like our mothers, so we don't have the same facial features. However, that problem was solved by a very talented makeup artist. He can turn my face into Violet with an artificial skin mask and makeup tools.I was surprised when I saw my face in the mirror, "Oh
I couldn't sleep last night because today is the day I have to go to the Dark Moon. I had to wake up very early to dress up as Violet. Paul taught me how to put on and maintain the artificial mask one last time. After going to Dark Moon, I had to know how to do these things myself, not reveal my identity.When I walked out into the great hall with Violet's face and gorgeous clothes, Luna Selena looked at me with satisfied eyes. She said, "The Dark Moon people sent to pick you up have been waiting outside. You should follow him. Alpha and I will go to the Dark Moon when the wedding occurs. Remember, during this time, do not reveal your identity. Otherwise, you will have to bear the consequences yourself."I pursed my lips and nodded but didn't answer. Selena suddenly frowned and said, "You don't have to bring that dirty backpack."On my shoulder, I was carrying the backpack I had brought since the Dead Forest. It didn't quite match the gorgeous outfit I was wearing. So Selena became an
I fell asleep in the car, and Logan called me to wake up when the car stopped. He opened the car door for me; it was already dark outside; in front of me was a large hotel with bright lights in the corner of the sky."You will be here in the pre-wedding time," Logan explained. Then he led me inside the hotel.Hotel staff politely welcomed Logan and I. Logan received the room card from the receptionist and led me up to my room. The hotel staff carried my luggage. I glanced at the backpack a few times; inside the backpack were a few vials of my poison. My mother prepared it for me to protect myself. So I'm afraid it's lost.The room for me is the most oversized VIP room in this hotel. The room is lavishly decorated with the most luxurious and high-class furniture. I felt slightly overwhelmed but quickly regained my composure to avoid losing face.Logan handed me the room card and said, "Tell me if you have any requests. I will be your support in the time before the wedding."Then I save
This hotel has a restaurant; I can eat for free because I am a VIP. After dinner, I went back to my room. Being harassed by Titus at noon at Moon Castle was thrown behind my head. I know he definitely won't dare to spread the word about me hurting him because he was the one who caused the problem first.I opened my backpack; a wooden box, a book, and a few small ziplock bags were inside. Through the transparent layer of the ziplock bags, I can see pure white poison powder. These are the finished products I have made before.The wooden box is small but is designed with two compartments, both used to store poison preparation tools. However, this is just a basic set of tools, only enough to make low-level poisons. Some powerful poisons require more professional tools.I picked up the book. It looked ancient as if it had been around for a long time. I carefully cherished each page of the book, afraid that I would break the book if I were a little too strong. The content of this book is th
Since the day Darian warned me, I last left the hotel a week ago. Although Alpha Harold and Luna Layla didn't say anything about this, they were so angry at the rumors that they had moved the wedding date to an earlier date.I thought that if I just waited quietly in the hotel, there would be no more trouble, but it was not as easy as I thought because three days before the wedding day, I was kidnapped at the hotel sleeping.Somehow, the kidnappers managed to sneak into the hotel and put me in a coma. When I opened my eyes again, I found myself locked in a ruined room.The anesthetic in my body has not dissipated yet, so I feel dizzy; my body has no strength. My hands and feet were tied with ropes. My mouth was also sealed with a cloth with a stench like dead fish that made me nauseous.I struggled to find a way out. At this moment, I heard two men talking from outside the room."I heard she is a strong female warrior. If she wakes up, maybe we won't fight her back. What should we do