Forbidden Entanglement With My Father In-Law

Chapter three

Myra's POV:

His touch for some odd reason burned my skin in ways I never expected. I immediately pulled my hand away from him and made my way out of the huge hall to the restroom, my heart pounding harshly in my chest.

What was going on?

He was supposed to be my father-in-law yet here I was, feeling hot and bothered because of him. None of this happened in my past life. Even though I always found him handsome, I just never thought of him as someone to be so attracted to.

Everything felt odd. But I shouldn't dwell on this. All I should focus on was getting my revenge. So I took deep breaths, splashed water on my face and then stepped out.

The moment I shut the door behind me, I jolted in shock to see him standing there, like he was waiting for me.

“Are you still bleeding, Myra?” He asked and I could have sworn my stomach flipped with the way he called out my name.

Goddess, he was handsome. Even more than his son.

“N-no…” I found myself stuttering as I looked away from him. “It was just a scratch. Thank you… for helping me out there.” I added and he hummed in response.

“It was my pleasure. It was nice to see you finally stand up for yourself.” He muttered, his hand reaching out to tuck a strand of hair behind my hair and my breath hitched.

The way he stared at me like he owned me made me weak to my knees and I wobbled. To my surprise, he caught me on time, our faces only inches from each other.

It felt like my body was on fire and only him could quench it. The moment his lips inched closer to mine, I immediately jerked away, my eyes widening in terror.

“I— I'm sorry.” I immediately mumbled and with that, I hurried away from him.

My heart was pounding wildly as I made my way to my room when I spotted Ethan and Tiara sneaking out of the hall. I scoffed, shaking my head in disappointment.

I wasn't surprised. He was Ethan after all.

As soon as I had returned to my room, I slammed the door shut. Standing next to the door, my heart was racing very hard.

I couldn't tell why he had such an effect on me. He was Ethan's father. And no doubt he would be as cruel and heartless as his son, yet I was such a fool for letting my heart feel anything at all.

I was supposed to be afraid of him just like everyone else was. The Lycan King, the demon wolf, the man that darkness trailed like a loyal dog. I had heard the whispers from the moment I came downstairs and laid eyes on him and yet not a single part of me had flinched when I stood so close to him.

Instead, I had wanted to stay in that hallway. I had felt his presence like warmth at my back and I had made myself walk away because the alternative scared me more than he did.

I quickly shook my head knowing that the last thing I needed to do was to start feeling for anyone at all, not alone a man who smelled like death itself.

I had to prevent what happened in my previous life from happening again, and most especially, I had to ensure that everyone who hurt me pays dearly.

I changed quickly, something simple, and gave myself one long look in the mirror before I left the room.

I left my room and strode through the hallway, as much as I badly hated the thought of sitting next to Ethan and being addressed as his fiance, there was nothing that I could do, I had to play the part for now until I understood everything about this life.

But I suddenly came to an abrupt halt as I stood in front of a door, there was a sound coming from inside.

“Yes….. yes please…. Harder…. f**k me harder and don't stop!” A female voice kept on moaning in a very loud tone.

The voice sounded so familiar, I would recognize that voice even in my sleep, this is the same voice that had tormented me in my previous life and cost my death.

It was Tiara, but what the hell was she doing banging some random guy when she was supposed to be serving guests at the party?

I waved my hand dismissively and walked away but just then, a scent had caught my nose, this time, I could no longer ignore it, it was so clear about what was happening.

I pushed the door open just enough to see and I made sure I went very slow and gently.

And right before my eyes was Ethan And Tiara both naked as he banged her from behind while she kept moaning.

I froze for a moment, even though I wasn't surprised at this. There was still a pang of pain in my heart. It was his engagement party and yet he was here having s*x with another woman.

Although I had been granted another chance, it was clear to me that if I don't act, I would end up the same way I did in my previous life and clearly, marrying Ethan was going to send me to my doom.

I stood there for three seconds. Long enough to see everything but there was no pain, that part of me had died along with my child on that operating table.

“What is going on here!” I questioned with my hands crossed as they both pulled away, startled at my presence.

“Myra!” Ethan asked, shock very visible on his face.

“On our engagement night while there are guests outside, this is what you do?” I yelled, unable to control my anger as I made my way towards Tiara but Ethan was so protective of her.

“Myra, you have to calm down—”

“Calm down?” I asked, laughing. “We aren't even married yet and you're busy sleeping with my maid? I'm so disappointed, Ethan.”

“It's really not what you think—”

“Save it, Ethan!” I cut him off, making my way to the door. “Oh, guess what? I don't want to marry you anymore. Our bond is over. I reject an awful alpha like you as my mate.”

Ethan opened his mouth to speak again, but I didn't give him the chance as I turned away and slammed the door hard.

I was alone all through the party, I attended to the guest alone and while everyone asked about where Ethan was, I couldn't give them a response, I couldn't tell them that my husband was in a storage room, banging an omega who is my personal maid.

I waited until most of the guest had left before I went to find my father, Alpha Edward

“Father!” I called to him from where he sat and was having a glass of wine.

“Myra!” His eyes lit up in excitement, no doubt that he was enjoying the attention and alliance he was getting from this marriage.

“Come sit next to me!” His eyes were beaming with a smile as he motioned to sit next to him while a few other Alphas sat beside him.

“Not now, please I need to have a word with you”

“Myra…..”

“Now please!” I begged and as he stared at me. It was clear that he could see the desperation in my eyes.

He rose to his feet as he excused himself away from the rest of the Alpha's and walked upstairs to his room.

"I'm not marrying Alpha Ethan!" I announced as soon as I slammed the door shut behind me.

And the smile on his face immediately vanished.

“What are you saying, have you lost your mind?” He barked, a deep frown instantly appeared on his face.

"No father, but I can't get married to him, he is not what you think he is.”

“Who cares about whether he is a good man or not, for moon sake Myra, we only care about what we stand to gain from this alliance”

“He is cheating on me with my maid!” I stressed out the last words like I needed to make him understand how implicating that was but from the look on his face, it didn't seem to be much of a problem.

“So, who cares if he is sleeping with all the women in the pack, what has that got to do with this marriage?”

I blinked twice, not sure I heard him correctly. “Father! I just told you that my Mate is having an affair behind my back with my maid. He stood me up in front of everyone today just to attend to her even while I was bleeding and you see nothing wrong with that?”

“And I am telling you Myra that you shouldn't care about any of those things. You are a princess of this pack, this pack is in dire need of this alliance and this is your way of contributing, you don't get to complain”

I opened my mouth and shut it, so stunned at how much a father would care less about an alliance and the only thing that matters to him is some sick alliance.

"You don't have a choice, Myra." He spoke, tapping my shoulder with certainty in his voice.

"There is always a choice."

"Not this time." He stepped closer and dropped his voice. "Do you know what this pack looks like right now without this alliance? We are bleeding from every side, Resources, territory, numbers, we are running out of all of it”

His expression had turned so serious like everything was on the line and I was the only way to save it.

“Ethan's support is the only thing that stops this pack from being swallowed whole. Every person under this roof, every family in this territory, survives because of what you agreed to by being born my daughter."

Everything was starting to become clear to me, I didn't have a choice like I thought I did.

"The wedding is in one week." He held my gaze with a very cold expression "I suggest you spend that time making peace with it. Because it is happening, Myra. With or without your blessing, it is happening."

There was finality in his tone, my fate was in his hands and there was nothing that I could do to change that.

I stood frozen at a place as the door slammed shut behind him, everything felt so blurry to me.

I had come back with nothing. No wolf, that was the price of being reborn, the moon goddess collecting her fee.

No allies, no plan, no map for how any of this was supposed to unfold. My father would hand me over without losing a night of sleep.

Ethan would marry me and keep Tiara and call that arrangement perfectly reasonable. Everyone around me would nod and smile and remind me how lucky I was.

Of course they would, never knowing that was how I would die, helpless, unwanted.

My child had died because I was powerless. Because I had spent every year I had loving people who saw me as convenient and discarded me the moment I became complicated. Because I had begged and cried and bargained and none of it had mattered even slightly.

I was done with all of that.

I didn't have a plan yet but one thing was certain, I wasn't going to let my fate be determined again by anyone.

I was not marrying him.

Whatever it cost, whatever I had to do. Whatever version of myself I had to become.

I was not marrying Ethan.

And it was certain that I would make him pay in the most cruel way possible!