The Alpha King's Runaway Plus-sized Mate.

Episode 2

Julieta’s pov.

It felt as if a thousand silver bullets are being shot at my chest right now, and I can barely stand the pain my heart’s going through.

My subconsciously eyes scanned the ballroom, and realized everyone has raised their heads and are looking at me. Some girls were giving me sympathetic looks, while others are quietly talking and laughing at me — without even hearing them, I know they’re mocking and body-shaming me.

I looked towards the side where our parents and guardians were standing, and locked a gaze with my stepfather, and he narrowed his eyes as he sent me a short mind link.

*Don’t even think of f*****g this up, or you’ll be f****d to pulp* he threatened.

I gulped and quickly looked away from him.

“The moon goddess must be crazy, how dare she pair me up with a dirty, obese pig?” He spat out.

My eyes itch as they welled up. I’ve heard all manner of insults, harsher insults than his, and him calling me an obese pig shouldn’t get to me, but for some strange reasons I just couldn’t take it lightly, it’s hurting more than it should — I guess that’s our mate bond working.

“What was the moon goddess f*****g doing? Is she blind? Did I ever complain to her that I needed an extra flesh?” He asked rhetorically.

The ladies erupted into laughter immediately he asked the last question, even the ones who were pretending to be sympathetic couldn’t pretend anymore as they didn’t hesitate to join the laughing club.

Hearing the sound of their laughter just seemed to worsen my predicament, and I was unable to take it anymore as I let my tears flow freely.

“Of all the female wolves, she decided to make an elephant my mate. How jobless can she be, exactly?”

An elephant… Wow.

“I refuse to have this waste of flesh as a mate, and…”

“Your Majesty” an elder cut in. He seemed to be the oldest elder among the council of elders. “I’m afraid you can’t reject her just yet” he said.

The Alpha King's expression went blank instantly. “She is ugly and I don’t want her. Aren’t I supposed to reject something that’s useless to me?”

“You can reject something that’s useless to you, your Majesty, but certainly not your mate” the elder said.

“And why is that?” he asked, impatience dripping off his voice.

“You can’t have a child with any other female wolf if you reject your true mate… “

“That’s not true” the Alpha King interrupted him. “I can reject her and impregnate another female wolf. I can’t have a child with her, do you want your Alpha Prince to be an obese fool?”

The elder shook his head. “Your Majesty, once you reject your true mate you’ll be punished with impotency, and no matter how many female wolves you meet, you can never have a child with them and… “

The elder was cut off by His Majesty’s offended growl, and he (the elder) quickly bowed his head humbly.

“When was that law established? Why haven’t I heard anything of it?”

“It has been that way since the beginning of werewolves’ existence, your Majesty” another elder spoke up.

The Alpha King’s eyes narrowed as they zeroed on me. I couldn’t help but cower back in fear. “You mean I’m stuck with her?” he pointed at me, glaring disgustingly at me.

“I’m afraid, yes, your Majesty” the oldest elder answered.

In a blink, the Alpha King was standing in front of me, with his large hand tightly wrapped around my neck as he lifted me off the ground — everyone around me deserted immediately.

“What if I kill her? That wouldn’t affect me, right?” he asked with a sadistic smirk on his face.

I looked towards the council of elders with a desperate stare, silently begging them to save my miserable life. But none of them were even sparing me a glance, although, the eldest elder locked gaze with me and quickly looked away.

“I guess killing her is the best” he concluded when he got no response from the elders.

Knowing no one’s going to save me, I closed my eyes and was ready to accept my fate when I heard the oldest elder clear his throat. “You can’t kill her either” he said.

“Why?” His Majesty growled angrily.

“Killing her is the same as rejecting her, and hence you’ll face the same punishment”

What? Why does it sound like he’s just making that up? Is he trying to save me? I couldn’t help but wonder.

Hearing the elder’s explanation, the Alpha King’s anger seemed to grow twice its actual degree, and he threw me across the ballroom, not caring about where I land.

“s**t” I exclaimed as my back came in contact with a pillar, sending pains through my backbone.

“Set up the old wood shed for her” I heard the Alpha King ordering the lady who was inspecting us earlier. “That thing is not stepping foot in my room!” he growled, then dashed out, leaving the heat of his anger behind.

From my peripheral view, I saw my stepfather walking towards the council of elders with a broad smile to claim his reward of ten thousand dollars. Shouldn’t he at least wait until they called him to come get it?

“Ladies” the lady’s voice dragged my attention away from my stepfather. “His Majesty is done with you, you can head back to your various homes and packs” she said.

The girls howled In excitement as they ran towards their parents or guardians, and exited the ballroom as fast as possible, as though a bomb has been set to explode in there any second.

“Come with me” the lady said to me as she headed towards the exit.

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After walking for what felt like an eternity, we stopped in front of an old wooden cabin that seemed like it’s been abandoned for years, and it’s also seemed like this place is an abandoned area.

Please don’t tell me this is the old wood shed — I pleaded mentally, even though I know it is.

“What is your name?” the lady asked as she pushed the door open.

The door made a series of squeaky sound as it pushed open slowly, with dust pouring out and thick cobwebs hanging on the doorway like a curtain.

I flinched and jumped back when some mouses ran out in great speed, as if they’re running for their lives. Even the lady flinched back too, but she quickly comported herself.

“What is your name?” she asked me again.

“Julieta”

“Julieta, you can call me Mrs. Laud” she said. “I don’t know his Majesty’s plans, but you’ll be staying here until he says otherwise”

“Hm” I hummed with a nod.

“Excuse me, I have other things to do” and without waiting for my response, she left.

A long yawn escaped my mouth, reminding me that I’ve had a stressful day and I need to get some sleep — but it's still quite early though, it should be around 8pm or 9pm.

I looked around for a stick, removed the cobwebs hanging on the doorway, and entered the cabin. It’s pitch-black inside, and if I wasn’t a werewolf, I don’t think I’d see a thing.

After looking around for a few seconds, my eyes finally located on a light switch and I quickly turned the light on, but I wish I didn’t because the bulb wasn't bright at all. Well, you know what they say; half bread is better than none.

Looking around again for a bed or mattress, I saw a small bed with a dusty bedspread on it near a pile of wood. Relief washed over my face as I quickly reached for the bedspread and began dusting away the dust.

I know it’s just a dirty bed and bedspread that’s near a pile of wood that might fall on me while I’m sleeping, but I’m still happy I won’t be sleeping on a cold floor like I was doing while living with my stepfather.

Many people in our pack thought I’d at least have a decent bed, but that’s not true, there’s nothing in my room — no chair, no desk and no mat, it’s just empty.

My stomach growled loudly as I was rearranging the bed, and I winced as I felt the worms in my stomach fighting and trying to feed on each other. If only I could get a piece of pancake, I couldn’t help but fantasize.

Just at that moment, someone knocked on the door. Thinking Mrs. Laud is back, maybe with a plate of food because she pitied my situation, I rushed to get the door but was surprised to see it was a guard.

I put on a bright smile anyway. “Hello, how may… “

“Come with me” he cut me off.

“What?”

“His Majesty requests your presence” he said simply, then turn to leave without giving me any chance to ask why… I’m not going to ask anyway.

Not wanting to fall behind, I followed him immediately. Though, I have a series of questions hovering on my mind; why did he send for me? Does he intend to kill me secretly? Is he really going to take the risk of not having a child for the rest of his life just to do away with me?