Sold to the Devil Wolf King

Saria's POV I watched in excitement as my father climbed up the podium to go make his speech, I could already feel my heart pounding in anticipation as I sat there smiling. I couldn't sleep the night before and I had even ironed out my clothes for this joyous occasion, my shirt was tucked in and my hair was slicked back in a tight pony tail, not a single strand out of place. The perfect daughter. That was me, well that was what I had tried to be all these years. My father has always been my role model since I was a child, I dreamt of taking his place as Alpha when I was little and now I "feel" so fulfilled living up to my dreams. All those years of skipping my childhood moments and plays in place of immense studying and training would finally pay off. Years of trying to make my father see the good in me wasn't a waste after all. I was going to be the Alpha of the Blackwood pack not just an Alpha, the very first female Alpha that has ever ruled in our pack. A great privilege. It was one of the rare occasions that was being held and therefore our pack was really crowded, people had come from different packs and territories to witness this joyful celebration. My coronation. I glanced at the extreme end of the table, my step sister and stepmom sat there gawking angrily at me. My step-mum had been so bitter when she understood that first born daughters would take over their father's position as Alpha since my Dad didn't have a son. They were definitely not happy about my coronation. Next to my Dad at the podium was my mate- Nash, my childhood sweetheart, the Beta's son who would take over and be my beta once I'm crowned the Alpha any moment. He winked at me and threw me an air kiss that made my heart flutter. I love him so much and seeing him stand beside me, supporting me made my heart flutter even more. Everywhere went quiet as soon as my Dad's voice filled the hall, "We have all gathered here today to witness the Coronation of one of my daughters who would take upon her the weight and responsibilities of the Blackwood pack....." As he went on a collective gasp filled the room as everyone applauded. My heart was brimming with excitement and my cheeks were hurting from smiling so wide, "so, I present to you the Alpha of the Blackwood pack and the first female ruler in our generation, she has shown so much resilience and great strength..... Delilah Thane." I had already gotten up but his last words kept me frozen in my tracks. Murmurs spread across the crowd, everyone stared at me rooted on my tracks as my half-sister Delilah ran past me proudly to the stage. I could hear different voices and feel their stares like cold holes in my body. "What? Delilah?" "I thought she was next in line?" "Maybe because she's wolf-less, I mean we can't have a weakling rule us. Can we?" They gossiped among themselves. My step-mum suddenly erupted into an applause, shouting and urging the crowd to appreciate her daughter as the new Alpha of our pack. Everyone followed suit, cheering and encouraging her. I watched in horror as my father placed the crown adorned with thorns and priceless treasures on my step sister's head. Noo....... This was definitely a dream, I was hallucinating right? I pinched my chin and opened my eyes again to see Delilah sitting on the throne, flaunting her crown and taking pictures with other Alphas and men of honor. This was definitely real. Shame clouded my face as the whole attention and paparazzi drifted to her. Alpha Delilah? What a joke! I was the first child and next in line for the throne, why didn't my Dad crown me the Alpha? This could only mean one thing, he didn't find me worthy and fit for the throne. Was there anything as shameful as being proud to get something but you ended up being betrayed by your own blood and people. I found my mate's eyes, confusion and questions loomed on his face, he didn't expect it either. My step mum was the show of the day, rushing to be in every photo and video, I needed an explanation, something definitely wasn't right. "What?" I unconsciously yelled and everyone focused on me. I raced to the throne, fuming and boiling in anger, but then two pack guards blocked me, staring at me like an imposter. "What's this father? Is this some kind of mistake? You're choosing Delilah to wear my crown..." I choked back a sob glaring at them. "Get out of here Saria. You-" Delilah snapped at me. "Shut the hell up!" I growled at her, advancing towards her in anger. Despite taking everything from me, she still had the guts to talk back at me. She doesn't deserve the crown and yet Dad didn't see anything wrong with that. "Saria, what's this about? You knew from the beginning that you don't deserve to rule as Alpha. You have no wolf, you're basically a human..." My father said out loud and another murmur erupted amongst the crowd. Tears pooled my eyes, I couldn't believe what I was hearing, but all these years I had trained relentlessly, tried so hard to impress him and win his heart, to make him see my worth but it was obvious it didn't pay off. "Dad, you can't do this to me. I had trained and worked really hard to be the Alpha of this pack." I broke into a sob, tears hot and unchecked streaming down my cheeks. "A weakling like you cannot rule the pack and you know it. A leader is supposed to be strong and powerful and not a mere human." Dad lashed at me, his cold eyes glaring down at me. "But you made me think I had a chance all this while. Why didn't you make it clear to me from the onset?" "You never had any chance Saria. You don't deserve the throne, you're nothing but an abomination and a terrible mistake I made. You can barely half shift and you want to rule a pack?" Tears clouded my vision but I blinked them away "Dad. I'm still your daughter and you cannot be this mean to me. It isn't my fault that the Moon Goddess made me this way." My heart felt crushed. I didn't wait to hear any more hurting words from him as i left the hall, I was already embarrassed as everyone's eyes was on me. I ran from the hall pushing past Nash, catching sight of the cruel smirk in my stepmother's face, as I raced to my bedroom. I clung myself to my bed, the strong mattress offered little comfort. My father's harsh words echoed in my mind, each one a fresh stab to my heart. I couldn't succeed him, I wasn't good enough. I cried and blamed the Moon Goddess over and over again for not giving me a wolf. My inability to shift had really distinguished me from a lot of things and if I wasn't the Alpha's daughter I would have been severely bullied too. All my efforts, everything I had worked hard for till today had all gone to waste. Delilah hadn't even done half of the things I had gone through while training as a child. While she goofed around the pack house, trying to be involved in one mischief or the other I had trained and attended night studies hoping to succeed my father as Alpha. Now I realize how foolish I had been to believe he would consider me worthy, despite shoving it to my face all these years that my sister was always better than me. I felt alone and empty but guess what? All this while, Nash didn't come to me. He didn't even try to console me, which is so unlike him. Where could he be?.......