Cursed Mates

CHAPTER 01: Celine's POV My shaking hands unfolded to raise up and touch my cheek….they were wet. Tears. Tears dripped subconsciously out of the side of my eyes. I didn't mean to cry. I didn't want to cry! My once beautiful dress that was in pieces lay about my legs as I huddled in the corner at the end of the massive bed. He tried to touch me. Zephiel had tried to force himself on me. I'd refuse to give him the satisfaction of seeing me beg. Beg Celine... Beg for me, he had said. "F**k you Zephiel !" I groaned, the sound coming out from the back of my throat that burnt with anger….I felt angry, deep anger that tore at my chest and squeezed my innards. Deep anger turned me weak within seconds, turning my heady and making my body go slack against the wall. I leaned on as I tried so hard not to scream. I felt so humiliated, so dirty. This is all so stupid, I'm so stupid. I couldn't even defend myself, I just stood there, just laid there and did nothing! I'm so weak. Yes , that's what I am! I let him do this to me, the blame should be partially mine. All, mine. I subconsciously placed my shaking hands on my throat, swallowing the scream that threatened to escape from my lips. I had to get out of here, I needed to leave this place, I can't…I can't stay here anymore. With that in mind, throwing away all caution into the wind, I took the last shred of dignity I had and painfully pulled myself off the floor. Standing up, I took a quick glance at the mirror by my side and a sad image stared back at me; wiry red curls, red eyes and a shredded dress. I gulped down the embarrassment and tore my gaze from the mirror as I walked in the direction of the door and pushed it open. Finally, leaving the bedroom and hearing the door close behind me, I took a deep breath as I proceeded to walk to the main entrance door. Reaching the door, I flung it open to take a step outside when, out of nowhere, two long spears crossed in front of me. There were two guards standing outside the door. "What is this?" I asked. What were they doing outside my door? And why the hell were they obstructing my path? "Forgive us, Luna, but we were given specific instructions not to let you wander out of the chambers without permission" one of them said with a bow, and the other tried rather meekly to push me inside. "Don't touch me!" I lashed out at him before turning to the other guard, "who gave this stupid order?" I knew what they were going to say, but I wanted to hear it. "The Alpha did" the guard answered before he closed the door in my face. What the hell? WHAT the hell? Who does Zephiel think he is to hold me here against my will? How dare he! Like the Luna I now was, thanks to him, I had authority too and right. And I will not be a prisoner in my own house. With that anger and annoyance that shot up to my brain and had suddenly given me strength, I started pounding on the door. "Let me out!" I screamed angrily. How dare they keep me here! "Open this door, right now!" I was infuriated. This is so, so annoying! I wanted to squeeze the life out of Zephiel with my own bare hands. Suddenly feeling suffocated, I decided to step back to take a deep breath, leaning on my hand on the door when I started hearing it. The sounds. They are moans, deep passion-filled moans leaking from the next room into this one, the same room that I remember hearing Zephiel barge into for the night. The room he was staying….. staying with some woman. I leaned off the door and walked on surprisingly lead legs to the wall that divided this room from the other and I stealthily leaned in closer. "Hmm… Alpha…argh…harder, hit me harder" What the…what the hell? I was shocked by this. What sort of insult was this! "Please…hit me." Zephiel …oh, Zephiel ! I hate you so much! "Let me out of here!" I screamed. I will not... I refuse to be subjected to such insult! The moans only grew stronger, the sounds…of flesh meeting flesh…lewd disgusting noises and I could only try to block them out using my palms to cover my ears. Taking unconscious steps backwards, I ran to the bedroom and for the first few seconds I didn't even know what I was doing back there. My eyes met my reflection again and this time, I didn't feel embarrassment, I felt anger and resolve. Anger; that felt like I would go mad any time soon and the sudden resolve that one way or the other, I was going to leave this place. Hurriedly, I went into the closet and took a dress that use to belong to my mother; it was a long and satin green flair dress that I immediately donned on. I was going to break my way out, one way or the other, the thought kept ringing in my ears as I went to the wash basins to wash my hair, abandoning my wild hair as I rushed out again. The sounds were getting louder and louder when I walked out of the bedroom and I couldn't stop myself anymore, I screamed in anger as I pounded furiously on the door. "Let me out!" I screamed. "You bastard!" The moans from the next room echoed in my ears. "You f*****g bastard!" I didn't want to cry but the anger, that was bubbling inside me made my eyes burn with hot tears. My throat was becoming hoarser by the second. I felt like I was slowly swallowing hot lava anytime I gulped. How could Zephiel do this? How could he embarrass me like this? The shame…on my supposed wedding night, this? Oh…heavens! I started feeling tired, weak and slid to the floor. They were not going to open the door, they were not going to let me out. I felt so frustrated that I continued to lean on the ground tiredly. The sounds dimming in my ears till all I could hear was my own breathing. It was then that the scent hit me. The smell of….I Know that scent. No, I don't know it, I've heard of it. The scent made me feel light headed as it tingled in my nose. The smell of…some thing unexplainable, something…that attracted me deeply. No,i t wasn't possible. No. It couldn't be…right? Could it? I looked up from where I was in confusion. Universe are trying to redeem yourself? Because that was the scent of my mate. I know. I can feel it, it was something so hard to explain but I knew it! "Oh…heavens…oh…" I…can't believe it. After all this time…after all this time! I find my mate now? On my wedding night when I'm already married to someone else? Are you trying to mess with me universe? Why was this happening now? Why couldn't it happen before? Before when I would have had someone to protect me? Before when I would have probably been stopped from marrying that monster! Why now? Who could he be anyway? I wondered. Wait. Presently they are only three men in the house, in the vicinity. The two gaurds and…..and Zephiel . I gulped, trying to take my mind away from that option. Who was it anyway? I didn't have a clue and I didn't know so I couldn't just presume. I've never felt this…lost and confused in all my life. I don't even know what to do anymore. A rush of emotions flooded my being and It made me feel weaker and weaker unti I slid fully to rest my head on the floor, feeling the coldness hit my cheek and ears, and then…was it sleep? I don't exactly know but I found myself drifting into darkness. Darkness that calmed and overwhelmed me. Zephiel 's POV My hand swung across her face to make an echoing sound. I honestly didn't mean to but it happened. Celine had gotten me so angry with her blunt refusal that when this woman that Ralph brought to me wanted to touch meI lost control. I sighed, wanting to…not apologize though, but let her know it was an accident but what happened next baffled the life out of me. "Again.." she moaned. Wait. She moaned? "What?" "Hit me again, please". Was this woman crazy? What was she talking about? "What are you talking about?" I asked in surprise. I probably didn't hear right. "I," she started as she began to undress before me, "I want you to hit me" I was about to say something, I don't exactly know what, but I decided to watch her as she undressed. She wasn't bad at all—really. Her extremely pale skin clashed with the flimsy nonsense she had on. Her front which was rather small perked out in front of me and I hadn't even touched her, but I noticed she was already wet. "What is your name?" I asked as she smacked her lips, getting on the ground snd crawling seductively towards me. "Alicia, Milord" "Alicia, I don't know what this or what you want but" "I want you to hit me, Milord. Please" Hands already playing with the wet spot in between her legs in an effort to entice me. I was about to walk out of this whole freak show when I heard Celine's voice. "Let me out of here!" She screamed, the sound of her pounding the door echoed in my ears. Her screams infuriated me and I found anger building in me again. How dare she? How could she? "Milord, please" the slut at my feet begged as she ran her hands up my naked leg. Celine's screams became louder. If only she would scream for me that way. "Milord.." her hands went further up. My mind was somewhere else. Goodness, Celine, what do you want from me? "Alpha.." her hands had landed on my member. Without thinking, I raised my hand again and wiped it across her face. "Ahh" she screamed as her body was flung to the side. I watched, rather irritatedly as she crawled back to me, a bruise on her cheek and a sick smile on her lips and without her needing to ask, I slapped her again. The more Celine screamed, the more I hit her and the more I hit her, the more she kept coming back. It was sickening but I was too angry, too damn angry to have any logical thinking. I needed to vent it out. I went over to her, watching as this Alicia's body shook as she climaxed. All this and I haven't even touched her. Dragging her willing body, I threw her on the bed and hopped on her. "You want me to hit, you right?" "Yes, Milord?" Her cheek was already swelling. "I like it" This was all so sickening and so disturbing. I raised my hand in the air, ready to strike her but in angered state…I stopped when I saw Celine. "Celine.." I voiced subconsciously. I saw Celine's face in this woman's. No…I couldn't hit he r. I would never hit Celine No, never. Cupping her face, I leaned in to do what I would want to do to Celine. To kiss her.