The Alpha’s Mate

Chapter two

Waking up had always been a struggle for me, but today knowing that I was going to attend the mating ball there was nothing I wanted to do more than to hide under my covers and hide away from all the monsters at the ball but that’s going to be impossible because the Alpha had actually sent guards to the houses of attendants to pick them and their families up personally.

Before I knew it my mum was calling my name down the hall, “Diana if you let me come up there again to wake you up I’m going to make you take your bath with cold water!”

Hearing that I had no choice but to forcefully drag myself out of my bed and into the bathroom.

I showered taking my time to enjoy the warmth of the hot water leaving traces down my body.. Although I didn’t like the idea of makeup on my face, I quickly blow-dried my hair and slipped into the red satin dress I was meant to wear for the ball .

Which beautifully enhanced my complexation, I looked at myself in the mirror and found blue eyes staring right back at me. I quickly looked away not wanting to tear down for I was scared I’d never come back to my home and be with my parents again.

I walked out of my room and found my dad already waiting in our sitting room. I felt my heart fill up when I saw the tears in my dad's eyes when he looked up at me. I had always been a daddy’s girl but today the fear that I could lose him made me throw my hands in his arms and held him so tight, pretending I’d be safe in my father’s hold. I heard my mother walk into the room and my father gently released me, pressing a gentle kiss on my forehead. My mum was awed at how beautiful my dress looked on me and informed us that our assigned guard is there.

The guard assigned to get us came with a black limousine and in it, there were two other human families already in.

The ride to the Alpha’s house was completely too fast I hadn’t had time to dread The guard opened the door to our side, looking up was a very huge castle. It was beautiful and huge, it was really what people described it to be. I could here the music and people’s voices from inside and suddenly I became curious to get in and see what’s inside that makes the people so cheery .

It was a very big space filled up with humans and werewolves of the highest and lowest ranks. The Alphas of different regions were invented too, you could tell by how they carry themselves, so effortlessly and unapproachable. They move around like they own the place but oh well they did own the place literally

“Hey, Dian." My friend Eva pulled me out of my thoughts.

Eva is my best friend, we literally grew up in the same neighborhood, we went to the same school and would gossip about the popular kids during lunchtime. We really didn’t have friends because we weren’t like the other kids in school, our parents were not exactly as rich as theirs and honestly, we were just being careful not to get into trouble with other werewolves and bloodsuckers aka the vampires .

Unlike me, Eva has been waiting for this day ever since we were kids. She would spend hours and hours telling me how she can’t wait for the day she’d meet her soulmate aka her mate. Eva believes in soulmates and all I think about is if really there were meant to be our soulmates they wouldn’t forcefully take us away from our family and rip us off from all happiness. I mean a soulmate is meant to fill up all the void in your life right?

“Hey Eva, thank God you’re here I was starting to think you’ve changed your mind."

“Oh my, you bet I did."

She said it with a wink. All my life I knew Eva to be a flirt. She could make any boy fall her.

“Come on check that guy out, you think he’s my mate? You think he’s taking me home with him tonight?"

“Oh my God Eva! can you just relax! If he’s your mate he’ll come to you, they have a way of telling who their mate is, it’s like an animal instinct or something so just calm down. Okay?"

She rolled her eyes and said, “you’re boring with a huff."

"Well not that I mind." I said and huffed too.

Suddenly I felt someone grab me by the elbow and yanked me to them. I couldn’t process what was happening to me at the moment all I could see was my best friend's eyes opened wide with an expression of surprise and shock written all over her face she was trying to blurt out something but it wasn’t loud enough for me to hear. I think at that moment my hearing abilities were numb and all I could concentrate on was the person holding me and why he was holding me so tight. suddenly I heard him behind me saying something, I think it’s some Latin language I’d never heard. His voice is so rough and his mouth is so close to my ears but despite how close he was to me and how vividly I could hear him, I can’t quite digest the language he was speaking.

I started to panic. I became more confused. I started trying to get myself out of his tight hold and before I knew it everybody’s attention was on us and they were giving me the same look my friend was giving me. And that was when I realized she wasn’t there.

“Oh my God I couldn’t find Eva anymore.” 

Where’s she? Why did she leave me? Oh my God, what’s happening?! Somebody talk to me. Why’s this man holding me and why do y’all look so scared ?! I didn’t do anything wrong… and there she was, Eva came back with my parents. Oh, thank God at least my parents are here.

A breath of relieve rushed down my lungs and I thought to myself that they are going to get me out of this mess. But the look on their faces told me they couldn’t help me out and this is the very first time I saw shame and guilt written all over my father’s face.

He walked towards me and suddenly I heard the man behind me growling and the hold he has on me got tighter and unbearable for me. How could one posses so much strength? I heard him say to my father she’s mine through gritted teeth.

“She’s MINE! She’s my MATE!"

And suddenly I felt familiar hands that were wrapped around me loosened and turned me so that I was facing him. His eyes found mine and they were glittering like something I can’t quite place a name to it and for a spilt second I could swear that I felt something in me... like loyalty towards him and to my surprise I wasn’t scared anymore I felt like I’ve known him for a long time. And before I could register what was happening to me, he was dragging me away from my parents and the eyes of people that had gathered around us.

“Let me at least say goodbye to my parents and Eva.”

I said that sobbing but he acted as if he didn’t hear me so I tried to tell him again and this time a little louder. But to my surprise, it came out as a sob.

He just kept dragging me towards the stairs and when we were by the stairs he picked me up and threw me gently on his shoulders. I wasn’t expecting that kind of gesture, well especially from him. I guess I wasn’t expecting him to be a gentleman giving the circumstances we met. And that was when it settled down to me that we haven’t introduced ourselves

OMG, I’m going to start my life with a complete stranger.

Someone that is known to be cruel and wicked. How am I going to get through with my life now? I started to panic and I started crying all over again.

I got tired of kicking and trying to run away, at least not now. there’s no strength in me anymore so I just let him carry me upstairs.

The journey upstairs felt like it will take us forever to reach our destination. Well, my eyes are closed so I can’t really see where he’s taking me to. I guess I’m just too heartbroken and tired, I just want to fall asleep and wake up so that it will all become a dream when I wake up the next day but I know this is too real to be true though.

He finally stopped walking and I heard him reaching for his pocket. I heard a sound and I suppose it was a key he brought out of either of his pockets, I could hear him inserting the key and turning the knob to open the door. I still didn’t open my eyes to see where he brought me because I’m still not ready to accept the reality, that my life is about to change forever.

I felt him walking and for a very short while he stopped and I felt him gently placing me on what I came to realize it’s a mattress and I was covered up almost immediately with a very soft cloth which most likely it’s a duvet. Because it feels like one.

I felt the tip of his fingers caressing my face. he picked up a strand of hair that was on my face and pushed it behind my ears and I could swear that he was staring so hard at my face.. he would touch my nose and then my brows and then my nose again and now my jawline to my chin.

He was touching my face gently as if he was scared he would wake me up. And honestly, to my surprise I found his little touches so soothing, it’s starting to make me drift into sleep...