The Arranged Alpha Marriage

FAMILY DINNER PT.1

AARON'S POV

She is the absolute sexiest creature that I have ever seen in my life. The dress that mother had tailored hugs her in all of the right places. The dress was royal blue, covering her shoulders ever so slightly and flows down into an alluring semi-sweetheart neckline. It's a tight fit which put the focus on her breasts without showing too much. The bottom of the dress was wider nearly covering her feet and it also dawned a graceful train. She placed her hair in an elegant half up, half down style with curls falling that framed her beautiful, round face perfectly. I could smell her arousal as soon as I walked into the room and holding my wolf back was becoming more difficult. There was nothing more we wanted than to throw her onto the bed and rip off her dress. I shook away the naughty thoughts as I walked up to her and kissed her on the cheek.

" You look beautiful.", I whispered into her ear before moving to the crook of her neck where his mark will eventually go and giving it a quick peck before taking her hand.

" You don't look too shabby yourself, Prince."

" Well, my princess, if you like it so much then I will dress this way more often.", I chuckled as I winked at her.

Her face began to turn a bright shade of red as the realization that I know about her thoughts as well. Emma's blushing face makes her even more mesmerizing. She is kind, somewhat shy, quiet, graceful, and pretty damn adorable. I have no idea how I ended up thinking that Bethany was my mate. She was the complete opposite honestly. Even though she was pretty on the outside, she was loud, overbearing, entitled, and unkind to the staff. Seeing Emma interact with the maids and guards today, makes me feel certain that she will be an amazing queen. She hasn't spoken or even looked up from her feet since we last spoke. I wonder what is on her mind. Until we complete the mating process, her thoughts and feelings are still a mystery to me. Which if I am being honest, sucks. When we finally reached the dining hall doors, I reached out for her chin pulling it upward so that she is looking at me.

" Take a deep breath. Everyone will love you.", I whispered as I gave her a quick kiss before nodding at the butler to the side of the doors.

As soon as the doors opened, my sister ran up to her and engulfed her into a tight hug. Emma looked at me with questioning eyes. I could only smile and shrug. I guess it is safe to say that my sister is glad to see Bethany gone, and my fated mate by my side. In all of the years, my family never once liked her. They all refused to accept her at all and demanded that I would not rule if I continued with my relationship with her. At first, I accepted the proposal to keep my throne at first, but honestly it was the best choice I have ever made in my life. I sighed as Emily pulled my mate from me and led her to the table spouting off along the way. Hopefully nothing too embarrassing will be shared tonight.

" So, tell me about you.", Emily squealed as she sat next to my blushing mate.

The room filled with laughter of joy from my parents and I felt all the more blessed by the Moon Goddess to have been given such an amazing mate. My entire family loved her, the entire staff adored her, and she has only been here for one day. I can't even begin to picture what it will be like by next week.

" Um, I am Emma. I am the eldest daughter of the Alpha of the Blood Dawn Pack. My parents are pretty over protective. I lost my older brother a year and a half ago in an attack. So, it only leaves me and my younger sister. She is my best friend. Um... I love flowers and well... It is a little hard to describe myself, heh.", she explained as her cheeks grew redder.

Once again laughter spread throughout the room including hers. Her laughter was intoxicating within itself. We already knew of the tragic loss of her older brother during an organized rogue attack on their pack. At the time of his death, he was fighting rogue group who were after his sisters to groom into heir breeders for their sons. He was successful in killing them all, but after the battle was over, it was revealed that they had injected him with a lethal dose of wolfsbane and silver. The pack doctor could not figure out how he was able to stay alive, little lone fight off three rogue alphas in that state. Despite all of the efforts made, he was unable to heal in time and passed away the next day. All of the neighboring packs have been buzzing about the lack of an heir since they are the second largest pack in the kingdom and their strength rivals that of our royal pack. Once we marry, we will decide whether to absorb the Blood Dawn Pack into the royal pack or temporarily oversee it until Emma's little sister has met her mate and is old enough to oversee it themselves. I honestly feel that Emma will need to make this decision herself, seeing as it is her birth right as the eldest living heir. I was pushed out of my thoughts when I heard my sister starting to speak.

"Emma, this one time, Aaron was running through the castle in nothing, but his underwear-."

" Nope! Not telling that story! Tell her about the tree house instead.", I demanded more than asked as I glared at my sister.

She erupted into a full blown laughing fit and I could tell my cheeks were flushed. I can't believe she was going to tell the streaking story for Goddess sake. I was only 7! Not long after my mate and parents began to laugh as well. Until that is, someone burst through the dinning hall doors with a loud bang.