CHAPTER 1
BREAKING NEWS
LOVISA’s POV
“You are going to be the substitute bride for your sister and that’s final! Don’t make me hit you!!” My father shrieked at me, his voice filled with irritation and hatred, his face twisted and folded in a deep frown.
“Faaaaaather! Why did you pick me and not my sister?…, did you stop me from going to school because of this?” I didn’t know when I dared to ask my father questions or shout at the top of my voice until a hard slap struck my right cheek calling my sense back to my head, I screamed in pain and held my cheek.
I knew there was no way I could escape my father and his everyday tantrums and abuses but what he’s asking from me right now will only kill me and end my life. Why will he ask me to go to the well known devil, scary and crazy Lycan king? The king over other Alphas!. Known to kill without any remorse, I even heard that he drinks blood and trample on his enemies like sand.
“Mother… why me … mother!” I wrapped my hand around my mother waist and cried into her arms, she held me but took a few step away from my father who was eyeing the both of us with pure disdain in his eye, like usual he stretched his hand to hit my mother but we were swift, we were able to dodge his blow slightly.
“Father why do you hate me so much?…, I have tried everything to make you happy and proud of me… father please… I’m obedient and very hardworking, why will you give me up like this?.. it wasn’t a question because he won’t give me a response.
My mother mouthed to me to close my mouth to save my self from another merciless beating, I stood still in my mother arms and sobbed into her chest, wondering why my father love my twin sister; Karen and hate me so much.
We have the same face and identical body features, I’m the nice and kind one so what’s the problem? I didn’t dare to say all that to his face because he was already panting and gloating at me.
“I’m fathers’ princess and his precious apple.. and don’t you dare ask why he likes me more… that’s because I have good luck and you don’t have…you are a piss of s**t!” My twin sister snarled at me.
I didn’t bother to look at her, she’s always like that, especially when my father is punishing me. My main problem and worry now is what my father is saying about me going far away to the glass axe pack to be a bride to the dangerous and overbearing Lycan king Craig.
“Lovisa the cars are waiting outside… I have thrown your load out already in the rain… just get out of my house and go to the lycan king and stop trying to compare yourself to Karen….!!… you fool!.
“You are nothing like her… you are bad luck and a waste of life!” My father spat at me again, one of the cars waiting outside horn aggressively, calling on me to step out.
But I couldn’t move, I was too scared to accept the fate he was forcing on me, i cling unto my mother with all my strength, i would gladly take my fathers’ beating and stay home for weeks inorder for my wounds to heal than go to Lycan Craig pack or be anywhere close to him!.
“You should listen to your father when he’s being nice before he hits you …. I won’t plead on your behalf. You should know that already” my twin sister snarled at me, I rolled my eyes at her aggressively but ignored her. She's the least of my problems right now and I had no time for her.
She found her mate three years ago. The man has lots of farm and animals which made him wealthy but because of greed, my twin sister rejected him saying he’s too poor for her.
“Father … this girl is being sturborn … you should…” my twin sister was trying to instigate my father against me again and I knew my father would act according to whatever she says so I immediately shut her up.
“Karen, aren't you my twin!… what’s wrong with you?The other day you rejected your mate and father at once. He even chased the man out of the house just because you didn’t want him… but why can’t I reject who I don’t like, I already have my man and he’s Alpha Jason!…what will you tell him if he ask after me?” I threw the question to my father.
But he burst into a mocking long laughter and said nothing in return, Karen joined the fit of laughter but she was giggling instead, I don’t know why they were laughing when I mentioned my mate who’s Also our Alpha; Alpha Jason.
“Ohooooo… Karen so you can laugh at me… at least I have a mate… he loves me and care for me!” I threatened, using the last thread of hope I had left, I had to confuse them that my mate and myself are happy and content in our relationship even though it’s a pure lie.
My mate changed drastically toward me in the past two years. We met three years ago and he treated me like a princess for a whole year, promised me heaven and earth, and swore to take me away from my abusive father and sister once we got married.
“What are you saying … your mate? Is it the same mate who turns you into a punching bag and beats the remaining skin left on your body! The same mate that’s cold and distance from you! Do you think we don’t know” I froze when my father taunted me with the secret I thought was save with me.
“How did he find out?” I didn’t know I said my thought out loud, I was too shocked to think straight, Alpha Jason and my father had been close recently, did he tell him?.
My father and twin sister heard the first question and made fun of me, “until he kill you right? You stayed in that toxic relationship for two years, pretending that everything is all good and now you want to scare my dad away with the same person that doesn't give a damn about you … oooooooo sis… stop dreaming lovisa… no prince is coming to save you!… you are just pathetic!” My twin sister spat at me.
Her brow rising with a deep frown as she lashed out at me, she seemed to be angry with me for mentioning my mate's name.
But right now I don’t know what to believe anymore, my father and my twin are talking about my relationship like it’s an open book, there’s no way else, my mate told my father about our dying relationship, my fear of him breaking off the relationship increased at that moment, knowing my father he might do drastic things to hasten the process.
“Father …. I… I … know you don’t want me to marry Alpha Jason, but he’s my mate and he won’t leave me and even though he seem to be tired and frustrated recently… we will be okay… he will change!” I informed him, talking slowly with a very tiny voice, I added some pity into it, maybe it would soften my fathers’ heart.
As I didn’t want my father to get angry again that I’m being disrespectful but just like they had both laughed at me few minute ago, they held each other and laughed louder this time.
There and then I knew something was going on, it’s either they already knew that my mate doesn’t love me anymore …this would only mean a problem for me… meaning that I will have to go with the Lycan king men.
“I will run away if you try to force me into this whatever marriage with that cruel and deadly man” I threatened, the pent up frustration formed into tears and were rolling out of my tired and sad eyes as I spoke.
I added a note of finality and determination mixed with a lot of fear in my voice. My father was shocked that I was saying “no” to him for the first time, we stood opposite each other, glaring at ourselves.
