Love Me If You Dare

CHAPTER 2

KING’s DECISION

LOVISA’s POV

Alister offered me a very chilled apple and berry fruit juice and I took it immediately, beaming back

At her. She has such a beautiful and infectious smile, we have been talking for over an hour now and it felt like I have known her forever.

“I’m not joking… my mother fainted when she heard the news, she called it a sucide mission!, but my father insisted that he’s in a deep debt and had gambled all

The money Away, he borrowed that money for my sisters’ sake … so why isn’t she the one here?” I threw the question Alister.

I wanted to know if I’m selfish and wicked like Karen accused the last time I saw her, “you are not selfish… listen to me, your sister used the money so she should be the one paying… but I’m glad you are here, I don't think I would have liked your sister” she responded, giggling and shining her teeth at me.

I really don’t know why Alister is so happy, aside from the fact that she has a pure soul and is always positive, my arrival in her brothers’ house was making her all excited, when i arrived she had received me with lots of love and told me to wait for her brother and mother, before we knew it we were laughing and crying together. Courtesy, my life story and hers.

“SINCERELY lovisa… you might not believe me but I don’t know anything about this substitute bride thing… or your arrival, they hid it from me..just this morning my brother asked me to receive you… I asked him but he seemed to be uninterested…

I didn’t let her complete her statement, the last word in her statement grabbed my attention forcing me to leap out of the couch, “he should be uninterested… ohooo I will kiss his feet and worship him…. I really hope he hates me once he sees me!” I shouted back at the surprised Alister, she opened her mouth in shock. Probably wondering why I said that.

“I don’t want to be here either… my father threw my things out of the house and into the rain, he went ahead to threaten me with my sick mother, he promised not to allow her to go out for treatment… i had to give in” I confessed, stretching my glass cup toward her when she gestured with her hand to pour me another fill of milk drink.

“You both don’t like each other… I think you will be going home soon… don’t worry about it '' Alister placed another heavy bag of hope in my mind, I relaxed at once, I had been so tense since I arrived and allowed myself to enjoy the milk drink with one gulp, I noticed I was so hungry and tired.

“But … ummm is it true that the Lycan king asked my father to give out one of his daughters or he will kill us all?”I dared to ask Alister but as usual she grinned at me and sighed. Even she isn't sure what her brother can do, he’s as scary as that.

“So what did your mate do when he met you in such a situation…?.. you shouldn’t be here if you have a man … okay let me rephrase, you might be here because we are talking about my brother here … he gets what he wants … but at least, it shouldn’t be that easy!” Alister was the one who asked the question this time and it was my turn to grin in response.

“Of course he came and I jumped into his arms to save me … but guess what, while I was thinking that he came because he heard about what was happening and rushed down to save me… he had only rushed down for my twin sister sake…. Came to ask if she wasn’t the one my father gave out to your brother! I informed Alister, ” enjoying the discussion more than I should.

The whole scene was like a dream and even as I expressed my pain out to someone, it still felt fresh, the look of pure disdain and irritation on Alpha Jason’s face, the way he hugged Karen tightly and breathed in relief when she said she wasn’t the one, like my father would ever hurt her like that.

“Why did she rush into your arms… what’s wrong with this pig” my sister had squealed at me, pushing me away from my mate, then the mocking smile came after, she wrapped her arms around my man and gave me that mocking look.

I staggered and almost fell. If not for my mother rushing to hold me, my father's laughter brought me back to my senses and explained without much effort that he knew about their secret relationship.

“I would like to meet this sister of yours and give her a very good beating… women don’t do that to each other, especially twin sisters!” Alister growled, she was very furious for my sake, even her perfect laughter and smile was gone.

“I didn’t know they had been together for two good years, no wonder they always made fun of me whenever I tried to pretend like everything was okay between me and him!” I informed Alister.

She reached for my shivery hands and held me tight, trying to console me, “and just like that he rejected me and called me cursed and unfit to be a queen, my twin sister had the effrontery to tell me that she had been the reason for for his harshness and coldness toward me.

“I was dragged out in front of the man I trusted with my life and soul… he watched as your brother guards dragged me out… I felt double pain, from my father and my mate betrayal…. At the end of the day… my sister won again” I said, my shoulder dropped in defeat at the same time.

“You should forget about that man and think only about your mother, once you get home… you will take her away from those people just like you planned and I will help with money… don’t worry'' Alister promised me, still holding me tight.

Just then a loud cough jolted us both from our seats, it was the elder queen but right beside her was the scary and handsome Lycan king gazing bodly at me.

“You… your highness… ness!” I didn’t know why I was stuttering while I bent my knees and bowed my head to greet him. All my body began to tremble and I wasn’t even able to hide it.

Alister didn’t leave my hand, guess she’s so bent on comforting me, but the look on the Lycan king's face was enough to scare me, it was so piercing and intimidating, it was as if he was searching into my souls.

There was emptiness and coldness in his eye but there was also something else, something that got my attention, it was like the look was telling me how much trouble he would give me, there and then I felt like entering the ground, hoping with all my heart that he will let me go back to my mother, i greeted again.

“Mother!… is this the girl you’ve been singing praises about?” He ignored my greeting for the second time and growled at his mother instead.