The Ruthless Alpha and His Slave Mate

Chapter 4: Never Say Never

“MATE!” His wolf growled.

“A SLAVE.” Damien mumbled and stared at her without saying anything else.

The people who had followed him gasped at the turn of events; the elders weren't excluded from the shock. Queen Bethany and Roman exchanged looks. What they feared was Damien's reaction. The only person who didn't seem shocked was Iris.

Tessa stared at the most perfect creature she had ever set her eyes on-her mate. He had silky black hair swept to the back and an aquiline nose. His oval-shaped face and blue eyes were enough to make her pee her pants. This Greek god was actually her mate. Her sufferings were finally going to be over.

“Alpha! I'm so sorry. She's new here, she didn't mean to snoop around.” Gwen bowed, when she saw how Damien stared at Tessa.

“Alpha?” Tessa muttered. It suddenly dawned on her. She was standing before the Alpha; the Alpha that Gwen had been crazy about. That Alpha was her mate!

Tessa's heart started thumping hard in her chest as she stared at him.

Damien burst into laughter. “Iris, tell me the moon goddess just played a trick on me,” He said.

“No, she didn't. This is your mate.” Iris answered.

“No, it can't be. Stop fooling with me already. It's not funny!” He snapped.

“No one's fooling around here, Alpha. She is your chosen mate. You felt it and she felt it too. That is why she came down here,” She said.

Damien scoffed. What sort of joke was this? A slave? How can a prominent Alpha like himself be mated to a slave? Damien became furious. He would never accept this. He didn't want a mate in the first place.

“Now, come, let's join you two together.” Iris said.

“You expect me to mate with this thing?” Damien asked, disgust evident in his tone.

“She is your mate; the one chosen for you.” Iris replied.

“No way am I mating with a slave! She is a slave; a f*****g dirty slave. A slave can't and will never be my mate!” He snapped and Tessa could feel her heart shatter to pieces. Tears rolled down her cheeks as she watched him look at her like he was going to puke.

Iris sensed what might come next after what Damien said, so she gestured for Roman to come take him. Roman, being a smart guy, walked up to Damien and held him by the wrist.

“Let's go where you can get some fresh air and relax your mind,” He said and quietly led him out of there. People started murmuring among themselves while leaving.

They felt the mating ceremony turned out to be a disaster.

Tessa stood like her legs were glued to the ground. She couldn't move or speak. The only thing she could hear was Damien's voice in her head.

Queen Bethany watched her for a while before leaving. It was only Iris left. Iris strode to where she stood and patted her shoulder.

“It's going to be alright.” With that said, she turned and walked away.

Gwen felt like fainting. This was a massive shock for her. She held Tessa and shook her to bring her back.

“Tess! Tess!” She called, but Tessa stood still. “Tessa!” She yelled in Tessa's ear, bringing her back to earth. “Are you okay?” She asked.

Tessa couldn't answer. She simply turned and headed for her quarters. Gwen sighed and followed her. When they got to the tiny room, Tessa sat down on the floor. There was no bed or furniture and the room was very tiny with a cemented floor.

“Tell me it's all a nightmare, Gwen.” Tessa requested.

Gwen sat down too. “You have to face reality, babe. You should be glad he didn't reject you,” She said.

“He still has more opportunities to. He'll reject me for sure. I am nothing compared to him.” She bent her head.

“He will not reject you. You're his mate, the one chosen by the moon goddess for him.” Gwen said.

“I am a slave, he is an Alpha. How does that combination make sense? Didn't you see his reaction? He hates me!” Tessa burst into tears.

“Just calm down. We'll sort things out,” Gwen rubbed her back to stop her from crying.

Tessa wondered why her life was upside-down. She should be happy that she has found her mate, her other half, but she's crying instead. Why would the moon goddess mate her to an Alpha? If she was mated to a commoner, it would have been bearable. She covered her face with her palms, letting all her tears out.

***

“Calm down, Damien.” Roman cooed. He brought Damien to the garden in a bid to calm him down, but it wasn't working.

“Don't f*****g tell me to calm down!” Damien yelled. “You saw that, didn't you?” He asked.

“I saw everything, but let's try handling the situation.” Roman suggested.

“There's nothing to be handled here. The moon goddess insulted me today, she literally spat on my face.” He snapped.

Damien couldn't believe all that happened. He told them that he didn't want a mate, but they compelled him to do the ceremony, and now he was given a slave. A slave isn't perfect! Slaves are a bunch of dirty creatures that should not come close to people like him.

“I know how you feel,”

“No, you don't because if you did, you wouldn't be able to handle it.” He yelled, pacing forth and back.

“If not for anything, but for the pack. You have to calm down, compose yourself and let's think of a way out of this, brother.” Roman proposed.

Damien shot him a glare that made him flinch.

“Alpha,” Iris came with his mother.

Damien turned to face her.

“Now you see what happened? I told you I was better off without any mate, but you insisted I did the mating ceremony. Where is the mating ceremony?” He yelled at her.

“You don't need to be upset. She might be a maid, but you can groom her into becoming someone of your taste.” Iris said.

“Groom her? To hell with mating! I am never going to accept that slave into my life and that is final.”