My Hateful Surrogate Is My Mate!

　　Zoey’s POV 　　. 　　I was so damned checked out with my thoughts that I didn't even see the rain start. 　　Oh my goddess, this day couldn't have gone any worse! 　　It is raining slowly, constantly, with dark and heavy clouds as if the universe itself holds its tempo as in an overture of Wagner. 　　The thunder outside rings in my ears like those horrible trombones and bassoons. 　　They make my soul fill with horror. 　　I hate rain. I have never been able to understand why people love it. 　　This horrible rain that when it starts seems like it will never end. During the storm, I feel like I'm hunting wild boars, as if at any moment something bad could happen to me. 　　Couldn't it rain another day? Why today? 　　"We shouldn't have come ." Tilly, my wolf, says almost in a whisper. 　　She is against my plan. She should object because who would want a criminal responsible for killing his parents to be the mother of his puppy? 　　But I have no other chance if I want to save my godmother. Since the accident a couple years ago, she's been my only family. 　　She could die at any moment now, I need the money, and surrogacy for Alpha Tristan is the best and fastest way to do it. 　　A week ago, Alpha Tristan Mayer made the big announcement that he will pay 500K to any virgin women who will be worthy to carry his pup, because he suddenly realized that he doesn't want to accept a mate by his side. This stupid arrogant person thinks that a mate will make him weak. 　　Every single woman in this pack and from neighboring packs are coming on a pilgrimage to the pious Tristan Mayer, hoping that his d**k will approve them to be his surrogate. 　　And I know that I'm the best choice for that! 　　"Tilly, we don't have a choice." I say and my heart stops when the door of Alpha's Tristan office opens and I see the daughter of the Gamma family from a neighbor pack, walking outside while wiping away her tears. 　　When she saw me glance at her, she immediately wiped the tears from her face and glared viciously at me and said through clenched teeth, "Why are you here, you murderer? Don't you dream!" After saying that, she flung her head away as if she loathed the smell of my body. 　　Heh, murderer. 　　That's the name I've heard the most in the past few years. And because of these rumors, I, as beta, have been forced to live on the borders of the pack, treated as a rogue, and everyone hates me... 　　If it wasn't for my godmother, I would have been expelled long ago, and it's because of that that I had to save her, even if I had to die for her... 　　" Look! This is a big stupid plan!" I can hear Tilly begging me, "He'll kill us!" 　　Yeah, he may do it or he may not and continue to ignore me like I'm a plague in his life. Like he's been doing all these years. 　　"I..." I'm about to re-emphasize how much I need the money when I can hear his Gamma, Nicholas, yelling from Tristan's office. 　　"NEXT!" 　　"Don't go inside!" Tilly cries. "He will kill us!" 　　No! I must go! Even if it means death! 　　I ignored a ranting Tilly and straightened my back,, look up noble and ready to fight with this jerk and his friends. 　　The door opens in front of me and I step inside but as soon as my eyes meet their eyes. 　　I can see the shock on Tristan's face to see me here, as if he just saw a horror movie that scared the s**t out of him, but before I could react his Beta is grabbing me by my arms and pushing me into the wall, while gamma Nicholas blocks in his tracks. 　　"What the f**k are you doing here?! You murderer!" and grabbing my throat he lifts me in the air, holding me there. 　　His strength was immense, all the air was squeezed out of my airway and I felt instantly suffocated like I was drowning. 　　I instinctively raised my hands to try and break the grip on my neck, but it was no help at all. 　　Shit, I'm not really going to die like this! 　　Now who is going to take care of Nana if I will end dead? 　　I hear Nicholas's voice from behind, "Man! What the hell are you doing? Let her go! Do you really want to kill her?!" but Mason doesn't even flinch. 　　I took the opportunity to try and fight back., using all my force. 　　I am a beta in the end. Even if they don't allow me to train, there must be some strength inside. 　　I grab the hand that is holding me in the air and I am striking my claws in his flesh, but he continues to strangle me. 　　"Let her go, Mason!" Nicholas says in a commanding voice, but Mason is a beta so he won't submit in front of a Gamma, just because he commanded him to do it. 　　"You are killing her!" he says scared and I see him coming to save me, but before he could touch me, An imperious command sounded, ending the farce. 　　"Let her go!" it is Tristan Mayer. 　　Mason looks at me with hatred but he continues to keep me in the air for a few more seconds until Alpha Tristan growls at him, "I SAID, let her go, are you deaf, Mason?" 　　The jerk throws me to the floor, making me slip on my back on the wooden floor until I hit a massive chair. 　　Holy crap! 　　That hurt like hell, it's like everything is spinning around me, but I won't let them see how badly Mason hurt me. 　　I witnessed him being forced to yield under Tristan's heavy pressure. Provocatively, I raised my middle finger at him, saying, "Loser!" Mason attempted to advance towards me again, but Tristan's gaze compelled him to clench his fists, directed at himself. 　　"Tristan. murderers have no right to be here!" Mason explains to Tristan, and then looks at me again with spite, "Much less carry Alpha's child!" 　　Nicholas purses his lips and doesn't say anything, holding out his hand to me signaling me to take his hand upbut I slap his arm and get up by myself. 　　I don't need his pity! 　　"Why not? The only requirement on the announcement was having a normal uterus. Unfortunately, I happen to have one. Not only that, but I'm a virgin. So? Do you need a checkup?" I ask Mason using the same tone he used to address me. 　　I see Mason's expression darkening, and I notice him moving in my direction with the intention to slap me. However, to my surprise, Tristan grabs his arm before he can reach me again. 　　"That's enough, Mason. Calm down, or I am sending you out of here. Am I clear?" He commands his beta with an alpha tone, but in the next moment, he turns around, looks at me, and says something that feels like a cold bucket of ice dumped on my head. 　　"He is right. Why are you here? I believe I told you I don't want to see you again. Do I need to punish you so you'll respect my command?" 　　You jerk! Do you really think I'm here because I want to see your stupid face after everything you've done to me? I would curse you and put you in your place, but that won't make you give me $500,000 to save Nana. So, calming my spirit, I look directly into his eyes and say, "I haven't forgotten. I'm not here because I want you. I just need your money!" The moment those words leave my mouth, I see a glint in his eyes, as if his wolf is trying to take control. 　　"But that doesn't apply to a murderer!" Mason roars at me again. 　　I ignore him and look at Tristan. "I thought you would follow your father's fair rules, and in this pack, even the poorest member has the right to speak at least." 　　It's because of Tristan's father's kindness and fairness that I survived in this pack. Of course, I'm not like all the falsely accused wolves who silently endure the bullying of those jerks. I'll use my fists to tell them that if they want to bully me, they'll have to pay the price! 　　You break my teeth, I'll kick your ribs! 　　I see both Mason and Nicholas fall silent at the same time. They both look at Tristan, knowing they can't argue with me. 　　Tristan suddenly laughs, and only as his mate , I understand that the calmer he is, the more dangerous he becomes. Tilly seems to sense it too. 　　"Zoe... Maybe we shouldn't risk it this much, at least we shouldn't try to provoke our mate." 　　Yes, no one knows we're mates! On the rainy night when I turned 18, I met Tristan while I was running through woods . I was drawn to his scent, and he was to mine. But happiness and excitement only lasted a second. His gentle caresses turned into lethal claws. 　　He tore a hole in my neck, and with the eyes of a killer, he told me that if I tried to tell anyone in the pack about this secret, his claws would go another centimeter deeper, puncturing my veins immediately! 　　I was as angry as him, and I didn't want him either! Who would want a person who turns the life of his own mate into hell ? I begged him to reject me. Surprisingly, he didn't. His eyes returned from angry red to normal blue, and he left silently. 　　That's also why I took the risk of coming here to be his surrogate mother. I'm betting that Alpha Tristan won't reject his mate again. 　　I watch Tristan approach me amidst everyone's surprised gazes. My legs feel like jelly, and Tilly begs me to leave again. But I know I can't. For Nana, I have to stand my ground. 　　"It seems you've forgotten the warning I gave you on that rainy night. You've also forgotten who your alpha is now. It's not my father's era anymore!" His indifferent voice drops, and the next second, my shoulders feel a sharp pain, and my eyes widen. 　　With the astonishing power of his alpha, he throws me against the wall. My back feels the burning pain again, and my head breaks a hole, blood immediately streaming out. 　　Choking pain overwhelms me, and before I lose consciousness, I hear him say, "I will never accept a murderer as the mother of my pup, even if that person is my mate."