MILDRED’S P.O.V
I sucked in a deep breath as I walked down the aisle nervously with my newfound husband.The wedding hall was filled with different people from around the kingdom.I tried to keep my composure as I walked down the aisle, but I could feel my heart pounding in my chest. I was so nervous, so scared.As I reached the altar, I saw him standing there, tall and imposing. His eyes were cold and hard, and I felt a shiver of fear run down my spine. I was about to be married to a man I didn't know, a man I had never met before, and my Alpha.“My Lord, do you take Lady Ximena here as your wife?” The elder asked as we both stood face to face with each other.I looked up at Enid, my heart pounding in my chest. I wanted to say no, to run away and never look back. But I knew that I couldn't. I was trapped, I had no choice."I do," he replied, his voice cold and distant.I chuckled inwardly knowing it was all a charade, the dude literally rejected me just a few minutes ago.I swallowed hard, trying to keep my composure. I was about to become his wife, and I was terrified of what that would mean."Do you, Lady Ximena, take this man as your husband?" the elder asked me and I stilled unable to give a reply.“I….I….I…I..” I kept fumbling with my words, not being able to say anything.“Do you Lady Ximena take Alpha Enid to be your husband?” The elder asked again and I felt everyone settle their eyes on me.“I… Yes,” I suddenly blurted out as Enid's hold on me suddenly tightened and he threw me a threatening glare.What was he doing? I was simply stealing another person's identity, he was making me live as Ximena, not Mildred.The elder gave us rings which we exchanged.“You may now kiss the bride..” he said and I froze. There was no way I was going to kiss him. He was going looking, yes. But I just couldn't kiss him.Before I could bring myself to say anything, he had already wrapped his hands around my waist and drew me closer to himself.Wait there's no way he's going to kiss me!! I shrieked in my mind.But what he did next shocked me!He didn't kiss me, no he didn't!Instead, he placed his big thumb on my lips and kissed it instead.I felt pained at that very moment, did I really disgust him that much?Was that how much he hated me?“You are now husband and wife.” He announced and the thundering clapping broke me out of my reverie.I stood there, frozen in place, my heart pounding in my chest. The room was filled with noise, the clapping and cheering of the guests. But I couldn't hear any of it. I was numb, unable to process anything that was happening.……I stood beside Enid at the reception as he said hi to the guests, who came to congratulate him.I knew no one around, so I made sure I was always around him.I even saw my family, my mother, step-sister, and father.I was sure they'd not noticed that I was missing.Then I saw my parents approaching us.“Your Highness” my father, mother, and Molly bowed in respect to Enid and then they turned to bow to me.I could swear that scene was the happiest moment of my marriage.“My queen..” they all bowed in respect.“You look so gorgeous, my queen..” Molly giggled, coming to stand in front of me.I wasn't sure that was right, because she would recognize me in a heartbeat.“You… Millie?” She uttered with a look of uncertainty on her face as she studied me squarely.Enid seemed to have noticed this and he came to hold my hand.“Come on my queen. You should say hi to the other guests..” he said, taking me away from them.“Who are they?” He asked.“My family..” I replied.“Your father's an Alpha?” He questioned and I shook my head.“I see..” he mumbled to himself and from the look on his face, it seemed like he was going to take care of it.“We should be more careful. No one should know about this. You're Ximena from now on..” he stated and I wanted to object but I found myself nodding in agreement.This might come in handy, being a queen.There was a chance of me having my revenge on Molly, besides I had the upper hand now.“Tomorrow a stylist will visit you. Change your looks..” he instructed and I knew he was talking about my hair and eye color.“Yes, Your Highness..” I replied in a croaked voice.Oh jeez!! When was the last time I had water?“It's Enid..” he said, handing over a glass of juice to me.“Thanks,” I muttered.“Hi Enid..” a woman approached us as she waved at Enid.“Oh. The latest groom in town..” she grinned.“Ximena..” she called as her eyes studied me.From the way she looked at me, I could tell she was quite surprised.“I'm sorry I couldn't make it to the wedding on time..” she apologized.“It's nothing..” Enid waved her off. It seemed like they were very close to each other. Who was she?“Can I borrow your bride for a while?” She asked, pouting.“Sure..” Enid obliged and she quickly approached me.“Come on Ximena..” she uttered, taking me to a corner.The moment we were far away from the eyes of the guests, her grip on me tightened.And her kind look suddenly changed.“What the hell are you doing here?” She asked, letting go of my hand harshly.“I…” I began not knowing what to say to her or what reply to even give.“Now don't play dumb with me! I thought I asked you to go very far away. What the hell are you doing here Ximena? No wait or should I call you Genevieve?” she asked with a menacing look, fuming with anger.My feet remained rooted to the ground. Ximena this l, Ximena that. Now Genevieve? Now who the hell was this woman?And why was she acting like she knew Ximena so well? And why did people keep calling me Ximena? Who the fuck was Ximena?I really felt like passing out at that very moment.MILDRED'S P.O.V“I'm talking to you!!” She yelled and she gripped my hand.“Let me go..” I slowly muttered. I was on eggshells here, I had no idea about her name or identity, and Enid, who was supposed to protect me, just let me go with her. When he knew I didn't know her.“I see you're growing wings.” She scoffed as she slowly let go of my hand.“Know that I'm watching you Ximena, divorce Enid immediately or stick to our plan and get out of here. You have just 72 hours to do so, or I'm going to tell Enid your little, dirty secret..” she threatened as she slowly let go of my hand.“Now have a nice day..” she uttered with pure sarcasm and she walked away.She hated me, no Ximena, I could see it in her eyes and she wanted to get rid of her.They also shared a secret, a secret which she used in threatening Ximena, who I think was hiding something very huge and only she knew of it, not even Enid.Now I was caught in the middle of it all. I sucked in a deep breath and I slowly walked to E
MILDREDI groaned and rolled, fighting the morning sun. The bed was soft and warm, the room big and airy, but I just wanted to sleep.Someone nudged me. Then a harder push. I didn't like it. I grabbed the blanket and covered my head, wishing they'd go away."She's just lazy," a mean voice cut through the air. "A lazy, ugly nothing. Can't believe she's our Luna."I stayed quiet, pretending to sleep, but I listened."Always knew she was no good," another voice snapped. "Look at her, sleeping like she's nothing special."A nicer voice tried to defend me. "She's our Luna, we should respect her."The mean voice laughed. "I'm not serving her. She's not fit to be Luna."The room got quiet, the air thick with their words. I peeked out from under the blanket. They couldn't see my face, but inside, their words hurt.Then the kind voice said, "Let's wake her up, get her to breakfast."*I opened my eyes slowly, yawning big. The kind maid, Vanessa, smiled at me. "Morning, Luna Ximena. It's a beaut
MARCELLAMy anger and frustration towards Ximena heightened as I hoisted from the floor. I muffled a curse as I dashed to her in giant strides before she could make it halfway from the dining area. I grabbed her arm again and this time she jerked free in a manner that made my jaws sag. Ximena would never react this way. Or was her ruthless attitude fueled by the fact that she was now married to Enid? Did she imagine she had immunity from me just because she wore that huge rock on her finger? A deal was a deal and she failed to keep her part, I could treat her however I chose to. "How dare you walk out on me!" I scowled, not seeing the need to mask my displeasure. "You were hurting me that's why I—"I raised my hand and she instantly grew silent, the gesture must've stunned her. "Why did you not leave as I commanded you to?"The confusion on her face gnawed at my patience strings. It was now a battle of nerves to keep myself from pouncing on her. "Why would I want to do that? Wh
MILDREDI broke free from Marcella's grasp as we got to the living room. Marcella's gaze momentarily widened at me and her cherry red painted lips crimped in disapproval, suggesting she was taken aback by my actions toward her.But I would rather appear rude to one of Enid's friends than be caught dead on the spot. I couldn't risk my family recognizing me.My gaze darted the entire living room in a futile attempt to glean the perfect spot to deck until I could figure out a getaway plan.Time seemed to freeze as I vacillated between scurrying up the stairs or slipping behind the gigantic flower vase a few spaces away. The latter seemed to be the safest option.I bolted straight away from the brooding family that bore nothing but pain and stealthily stood behind the gigantic flower vase. It was the only place I could remain unnoticed. Sauntering up the stairs was only going to steer my family's attention my way. And that wasn't healthy.But why were they here? Did they notice me during
MILDREDMolly's anxious smiles were etched in my mind forever. How fervently her eyes wanted to please me and how eager she was to get on my good side brought a sense of vendetta to me. I was going to carry out my revenge on them. I glanced at Navaeh, she was smiling at the white-haired nobleman who was saying something to her. It was a matter of time, I was going to get my sweet revenge on them for how badly they had treated me.My eyes drifted from Navaeh to the assistants behind the Butler, bringing in more gifts and bouquets of roses. This made me wonder what kind of woman Ximena was. Did the people actually love her for real or was this a nice gesture for their Alpha? Was Enid a kind ruler and the only way people ever could repay his kindness was to send Felicitations in gifts and kind. Before I could make it out of the living room, I could see Marcella approach Molly. Molly's face was now lit up in glee as Marcella's smiles settled her way.I knew Marcella was interested in fi
MARCELLA"It gladdens my heart to see Enid this happy!" I forced a smile and let the emotions clog my throat. The emotion everyone misinterpreted as care. Enid and I have been friends since fifth grade and that friendship had thrived in a way that a very lonely part of me had prayed it turned to love. I had prayed on everything I held scared Enid be mine but the Goddess was as deaf as rock when it came to this one request.My dreams all failed when Ximena walked down the aisle to the love of my life. And she was going to pay for it. Every second she breathed I was ready to make it tormenting until she eventually let go of her reins on Enid. Enid would have chosen me if she did not reappear. I would have been the Luna of Moonlight Pack soon-to-be Queen of Selenia. But Ximena chose to steal that lifelong dream from me. A server appeared in a black blazer and an arm arched behind him stretching the gold tray our way. I picked out two champagne flutes, handing one to the girl before
ENIDAll through the morning, my mind was out the window from where I stood and it swirled around the elders' decision. How long was it going to take before I got crowned as the King of Selenia? I had met all the criteria they shoved up my face before I was crowned King of Selenia. Then why was no elder speaking of the coronation date?Then it occurred to me that yesterday was my marriage. They were leaving me some time to enjoy my honeymoon. I heaved a sigh.My mind returned to the wolfless girl prancing in my mansion and pretending to be my wife. Of course, she was my wife, we were married in the sight of the goddess and the sight of the law.There was a rap on my door and shortly after my bedroom door opened and without looking back I knew exactly who it was. "The guests are duly entertained, I think it's time for you to join them, my Alpha."Drew, my assistant, called out a few distance from me. "Any memo about the coronation Drew?" I asked without bothering to look his way, m
ENIDI texted Chase to remind him of our little meeting later that day and it took him a decade to confirm the time. How typical of him! Clover replied in the shortest time and that warmed my heart. Clover was the brain behind our little strategy and with how ready he was to work, I couldn't help but get assured things were going to play out as planned.I thought about stopping by the glam room to be certain Mildred was getting her glam done and to douse my qualms she didn't escape the mansion as Ximena did. If she left it was game over for me. My throne would be taken away. I was in the last phase of this kingship. Once my wife and mate were crowned the Queen then the elders could fuck off to hell for all I cared but for now, whatever title I had now was not solid. That's why I needed Mildred to play a convincing part. I needed her to keep my throne. It troubled my heart that Mildred's nerve was going to desert her and she wouldn't hesitate spilling her guts. I was the Alpha Kin